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.
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...
Flying cars are dumb. The idea is nice until you realize that it's too much responsibility and it costs too much for your average idiot to operate legally and safely.
Ive got enough problems with all the idiots on the road, last thing i need to worry about are the same idiots in the sky above me
Han Shot First! You can't tell me otherwise, George Lucas.
I will stand with OP on this one, and fight to the death with them. And I'll shoot first, too...
Self-plagiarism is stupid and should not be a form of plagiarism.
People who don't mix their sour cream so it isn't soupy on top before they use it, what is wrong with them?
My wife wanted to get rid of the n64 I've had since 97, she said it looks tacky. I've love her, but f**k that
EDIT* To be clear my wife is awesome, her and the N64 aren't going anywhere. Also I like Joe Biden, I just have always thought he is a bit of a weirdo.
If you __hate__ small talk, AND are __disgusted__ by the word "moist", AND think pineapple on pizza is a __crime against humanity__, there's a 50% chance you're a boring person who gets all their opinions from the internet. Sorry 😶
I'm tired of boys on tinder trying to be interesting and saying things like "I don't care what your favorite food is, I wanna know your passions, your dreams" I'm passionate about sushi leave me alone
Edit: people are missing the key words here. It's about __passionately hating__ these things, not just disliking them.
I also don't want people to think I'm cool with making fun of people for liking popular things. I wanna hear all the things you DO like, no matter how popular they are.
I hate small talk because I’m an introvert and generally don’t see the damn point to most small talk, and I hate the words moist when people emphasize it like it’s disgusting. I do not get all my opinions from the internet because they’re frequently like this one and make me want to roll my eyes.
Just this weekend my husband and I got into an argument because he claimed I fell asleep watching YouTube on my phone at 3am. I said I went to bed around 12. He's a web developer with a penchant for systems so went to the home network it showed no wifi traffic after 1am. Showed him my YouTube history the thing I was watching was 2hrs long and was paused at 45 mins in. So.....he's wrong but here it is Wednesday he's still butt hurt about it and claims I'm gas lightning him.
This is such a stupid argument.
Edit: I am on mobile so it autocorrected gas lighting to gas lightning. Love the comments correcting making fun of the error it so it stays.
We have a great relationship, these stupid arguments that go no where are honestly part of being in a long term relationship. He still kissed me goodbye told me to have a great day this morning so nobody is really mad. Just when you're around someone 24/7 gotta keep it interesting somehow haha.
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.
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!)
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.
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!)
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.
