Person Asks “What Is The Pettiest, Silliest, Most Meaningless Hill You Are Willing To Die On?”, Receives 30 Replies
People are unique creatures, and what makes all of us truly inimitable is not only a set of external features, fingerprints and so on, but also a bunch of other beliefs, habits and opinions that we accumulate in ourselves over the years of our life.
And it's not just some meaningful beliefs, like voting for Democrats or Republicans. Someone, for example, is sure that the egg needs to be broken from the sharp side, and someone else - from the blunt side. One selflessly defends the correct spelling of a relatively uncommon word, and another is ready not to communicate with a person who supports a football team they do not like.
In fact, each of us has our own hill which we are willing to die on - and sometimes these hills are so petty and silly that it’s a shame to lay down our heads for them. But we are still ready to do this. And we, such people, are thousands and thousands. For example, when the question "What is the pettiest, silliest, most meaningless hill you are willing to die on?" appeared on the AskReddit community, it got 80.2K upvotes and over 51.7K different comments.
Bored Panda made a list with the most popular comments from this thread, so please read on for these incredibly small and sometimes weird yet important beliefs that people always stand for. By the way, we also have our own hill - we are sure that everyone who reads this post should definitely write their own comment, so please feel free to do so.
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You're not the only person in the grocery store, lady! Move your cart to the side IN ANTICIPATION of others trying to get by. It's not predicting the future and you really need to work on your spacial awareness.
Edit: I've long held the opinion that there are two kinds of people in this world: "shopping cart" people and non-shopping cart people. And just remember, it's always malice, never ignorance.
I will stand on this hill. I will also add that if I’m blocking something in an effort to not take up an aisle, standing and staring at the side of my head judgmentally will not get you what you need. “Excuse me, I need to get to something..” does on the other hand work. Staring at me will only get me to either not notice at all, or tell you I’m not freaking psychic.
Please don't try to have a conversation with me when I'm in another room, especially if I'm doing dishes, laundry, making food, showering, etc. I'm trying to listen to you, but cannot clearly hear what you're saying. Odds are I'm going to ask you to repeat yourself three times or I'm going to ignore you until I can come to where you are. Either way, you'll likely be pissed about it.
I now understand why that pissed my mother off so much when I was younger.
I can’t hear low tones very well - can’t make out individual sounds well enough to understand the words. My hubs has a low voice and consistently likes to attempt to talk to me while doing loud things. I just stare at him until he’s done and go “WHAT?”. Or make the mouth flapping motion with my hand.
Improperly installed HID lights should be ticketed aggressively... blinding everyone in the road should be illegal.
"should of" is not, and has never been, a grammatically correct phrase.
I will argue ALL DAY LONG with people who use apostrophes when something is plural. Please stop.
Those new 'extra safe, high visibility' headlights should not be installed in any vehicles larger than a wagon. I don't need LED spotlights pointing into my eyes from the front and all three mirrors. Seeing is fun for other drivers too.
Close the dang cabinet doors!
Close all the doors!
I leave drawers and cupboards part ope, but I live alone so only annoy myself. I sigh, get up and close them. Lol.
I'm an astronomer, I know nothing about your dumb a*s astrology sign so stop telling/asking me about it.
I will go to enormous lengths in order to avoid speaking with someone over the phone. Email, text, go to their office, sit and fume .... I don't know why exactly, but I f*****g hate it.
You don’t do things on accident, you do things *BY* accident
my brother needs to see this!! he says "on accident" and "by purpose"...i suffer every day.
People that dont know the difference between losing and loosing get my downvote every time
That if my wife just stops asking me questions and watch the movie- she’ll understand what the movie is about
Edit: for the record my wife is the best person in the world and if I were to answer this question for her- she’d probably tell me that the way I load the dishes will eventually give her a stroke. Her way does get them cleaner after all.
Totally agree, it is the reason why my partner and I no longer visit movie theaters.
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My husband will ask questions while we're watching a movie but he immediately apologizes to me, saying that he's just "thinking out loud" and I don't need to answer. It's fine with me unless he gets too excited and won't stop talking lol
I load a dishwasher like I'm playing tetris... the wife will get 2 pans, about 4 plates and 3 cups in while I can fit a table set for 8 on the first shelf alone! LOL! But she does not talk during movies!
my mom always theorizes about the plot while watching, and tends to talk over scenes that would answer her questions
My FIL does this, if he knows I've seen the movie, hell just constantly ask me questions instead of just watching the movie
I when it happens at home, I have to rewind the movie 10 times to watch what I missed because of someone's questions.
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This one!! If you put your phone down and watched the movie you would know who that guy is.
The edit is very sweet and applies to my husband as well lol! He will pile as much as he can into our dishwasher and then wonder why half of them are still dirty. So he rinses them, hands them to me, and I Tetris that s**t to perfection. Clean dishes every time.
My Mother! Hubs & I are huge movie buffs, so I guess she just assumes I've seen everything (I haven't) BUT - I'm still not going to tell her what's going to happen next even if I have. Hey Ma? Shut up & watch the damn movie.
My mom does this during almost every movie and tv show as if I have been notified by the writers ahead of time. And it seems she always waits until there's dialogue to ask a question, so she misses things, which she will later ask about... And then it I pause the show so she can ask her question so I can stop missing things, she says I get upset at her and that's why she doesn't like watching movies with me lol
Yes!!! For the love of God yes! My wife is a huge culprit of this very thing.
Anyone else think the wife is standing right behind him, making him write the edit?
I will continue to say that we need 2 showings for movies, one for people who want to comment on the movie and one for people who wanna watch silently. Unless you're in a theatre, then shut up. But like at a sleepover with 3/4 or more people or some other gathering. I personally love talking during movies, I need the commentary. Idk why.
I hate this! “What’s going to happen next?” “Does he kill her?” “Who’s that guy?” I’ve never seen this movie either! How in the world would I know? Then it goes to, “What do you THINK is going to happen?” I think I’m going to play Candy Crush Saga on my phone, and watch this movie alone later.
Never in theaters, but at home when it's just the two of us, we both talk through the movie the entire time 😁. It's fun. We discuss it, or make up our own jokes, or talk about how they could have written it different. It drives my parents crazy when they try to watch movies with us.
I never once loaded our dishwasher properly. Not in my entire, miserable life, even though being the cook in the house I am also the one loading the dishwasher most of the time. Oh, my wife was a kitchen designer at one point, I can listen to a 2 hour long lecture on quantum mechanics, but that's nothing compared to the science of properly loading a dishwasher.
This drives me up the wall. Plus, I don't want to hear some misogynistic commentaries when watching a chick flick.
This seems to be a phenomena that is more female centred, I do not know why, but men will just keep schtum and watch the film.
Must be a perspective related problem: I know more men who do it. 😄 Also not paying attention to ongoing conversations and asking about points that either don't concern AND don't really interest them OR have been communicated three times already. Drives me NUTS
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EFFECT vs AFFECT. It pisses me off all the time when people use them wrong!!!
If you tell me you are going to “defiantly” do something, I am going to picture you doing it with defiance. All angry. Marching around pissed off that you had to do it.
It’s definitely, people.
Def-in-it-ely and de-fi-ant-ly are two completely different words with completely different connotations and definitions.
Scrape your damn plate off before putting dishes into the dishwasher. I’m home from college right now living in a 5 person home, and my sister is the only person who understands this. Everyone else basically puts meals in the dishwasher, or they let things like cereal get stuck to the plates and cups which drives me crazy lol.
It’s a dishwasher, not a garbage can!
That box of useless cables in my closet?
You know the one that has a bunch of old USB cables, RCA cables, even S-Video cables, and a s**t load of AC adapters I can't find the ends for?
Yeah, that box is mine, and I will NEVER throw it away. Even if it only comes in handy once a year, I'll be damned if it doesn't feel great feeling like a dang hero when your friend or family member needs one of those "useless" cables for something.
I have started to downsize my cable collection. Most of them I don't even remember what they are for. The stupid thing is I have all these cables but can never find the actual one I need.
MSG is not dangerous and it's sad so many people miss out on its deliciousness because of misinformation!
But it is dangerous for me. Im allergic to it. Migraines are no fun, especially over seasoning.
Monopoly is an inherently unbalanced and badly designed game. ON PURPOSE. Whoever starts winning will simply keep winning, and the rest of the player's get a slow slog to bankruptcy. And the winner is usually the most ruthless person at the table. This is why it breaks friendships.
It was meant to show the unfairness of unregulated capitalism, and somehow it became an American classic. But compared to modern games, it's terrible.
I am not a fan of monopoly. It just never ends. Why waste my time when there are much better games to play.
Just because im a girl dosent mean I can't play as a male character in an MMO and I swear if I have this arguement ONE MORE time with a dude thats playing as a female character I will scream.
You know the blokes who play as females anyway, they're usually semi naked
It's "hear, hear" not "here, here." Get it f*****g right.
Every day: something that happens every day
Everyday: ordinary, unremarkable
If you put meat into a grilled cheese, it's not a "gourmet grilled cheese".
It's a Melt.
I will stand next to OP and fight beside them to the death on this one, too.
How the dishwasher is loaded.
Play it like Tetris. Maximum occupancy without overlap. Just rinse the dishes first.
I bought the house so the spot in the driveway closest to the front door is mine. Roommates, park your asses on the street.
That needs to be in your rental agreement. To avoid conflict, actually specifying who gets which spot would be best, especially if there aren't enough off-street spots for all the roommates. Off-street parking should not be a feature of your rental if someone doesn't have a guaranteed spot.
Not every Indian dish you eat is "curry" flavoured. Stop !
Curry is not a flavour. It describes various mixtures of spices. There are thousands of Curry mixtures.
it IS worth pulling all the hardware off of furniture I'm throwing away. i might use it to build something someday and screws/drawer handles/whatever are expensive.
Also, never mind that huge pile of saved up hardware in the garage. My mess is my business...
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People downvoting for the sake of it! Due to the BP rules downvoting causes people to be suspended, If it happens 3 times you get a ban. If you disagree leave a comment. Downvotes are NOT dislikes. And the trolls that haunt this site and target users to downvote comments just for the sake of it, can get stuffed.
BP is now very successful. Maybe the staff should re-evaluate the rules and consequenses now.
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Really enjoyed this thread. I was taught, many many years ago, from an early age, the importance of correct grammar. It's very important. Poor grammar often completely alters the point being made. If you get annoyed by being corrected, you should learn, not be aggressively defensive. I'm still learning, and am happy to be corrected, as it means I won't make that mistake again.
Here's mine: There, they're and their are three completely different words. (Oh great, there I go spouting off about grammar. They're really going to show me their ire in the comments section!)
I agree completely; there, they're and their bothers me as well as your and you're. It isn't that difficult at all. Think for a moment what you're saying. Cripes, that drives me insane, which I won't lie, isn't a long drive on most days. 😁😜
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The passing lane is for passing. Why is that too complicated for some people?
When one is chewing, one's lips should be together. Making that smacking noise should be punishable by flogging.
"Rogue" vs. "rouge" is a huge pet peeve of mine. "Rogue" is a D&D class, an X-Men character, or a scoundrel. "Rouge" is a shade of red, or a cosmetic used similarly to blush or lipstick. GET IT RIGHT.
Sweet tea is disgusting. There, I said it and I’d say it again if I had to.
This thread was all about miserable people looking for a place to vent. I shouldn't have clicked.
People downvoting for the sake of it! Due to the BP rules downvoting causes people to be suspended, If it happens 3 times you get a ban. If you disagree leave a comment. Downvotes are NOT dislikes. And the trolls that haunt this site and target users to downvote comments just for the sake of it, can get stuffed.
BP is now very successful. Maybe the staff should re-evaluate the rules and consequenses now.
Load More Replies... Really enjoyed this thread. I was taught, many many years ago, from an early age, the importance of correct grammar. It's very important. Poor grammar often completely alters the point being made. If you get annoyed by being corrected, you should learn, not be aggressively defensive. I'm still learning, and am happy to be corrected, as it means I won't make that mistake again.
Here's mine: There, they're and their are three completely different words. (Oh great, there I go spouting off about grammar. They're really going to show me their ire in the comments section!)
I agree completely; there, they're and their bothers me as well as your and you're. It isn't that difficult at all. Think for a moment what you're saying. Cripes, that drives me insane, which I won't lie, isn't a long drive on most days. 😁😜
Load More Replies... The passing lane is for passing. Why is that too complicated for some people?
When one is chewing, one's lips should be together. Making that smacking noise should be punishable by flogging.
"Rogue" vs. "rouge" is a huge pet peeve of mine. "Rogue" is a D&D class, an X-Men character, or a scoundrel. "Rouge" is a shade of red, or a cosmetic used similarly to blush or lipstick. GET IT RIGHT.
Sweet tea is disgusting. There, I said it and I’d say it again if I had to.
This thread was all about miserable people looking for a place to vent. I shouldn't have clicked.
