There’s nothing quite like being in your own company. It’s a pure judgement-free zone—no pressure to show off, no expectations met by reality, no strange looks given as you’re voicing all the nonsense out loud in an empty room.
And interestingly, some of the most unusual behavior happens while we’re on our own. In fact, the things we do are so random, we don’t really talk about them. Ever. Like doing a remote trace or aligning your feet to the tiles so you won’t die.
Bored Panda has compiled a list of all the odd things we all do but never dare to tell, not even in truth or dare. And you know what? It's better off that way.
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Walking Up A Hill
Appreciating Music
Staying Sleepy
Humor plays a vital role in younger generations’ communication and media consumption. But Gen Z and millennials are renowned for what’s called absurdist, surrealist, and often dark comedy full of dank memes and observational one-liners.
In order to get this sense of humor, one has to understand the context in which the youngest generations came to live. In the past decade, the world has been bursting with information which is “both more accessible and less reliable,” writes The Washington Post. “Brands pose as a friend on social media to millennial consumers, and the line between real and artificial matters less than it once did.”
Passwords
Brain Freeze
Birthday Greetings
Another explanation is that such surreal humor is a response to a world that has stopped making sense. According to Andrew DeYoung, the director of 555 and editor on The Eric Andre Show, the Adult Swim school of comedy is designed to “reflect the frenetic distribution of information on the internet.” And that’s why most of their shows are so chaotic and absurd.
Since there’s no time for a narrative joke to be said online, traditional punchline structure doesn’t work. “Instead, things are funny because they are willfully jarring and strange,” writes Rachel Aroesti for The Guardian. Weird Twitter and bizarre dank memes are perfect examples of how millennials break down the joke, decontextualize it, and create utter randomness.
Picking A Song
That is definitely a hard one but considering the situation I would be in that I had 6mins to live, I would probably listen to Always look on the bright side of life from Monty Python.
Things Causing Anxiety
When the cashier gives you the change by placing notes on your palm and then the coins on top... awkward shuffling around of money ensues.
Or worse when some cashiers take your change and wrap the receipt around it.
Load More Replies...Ok but what if they get mad. I mean they probably won't. But what if they're thinking mean thoughts about me. Nah they aren't. But WHAT IF?
I'm a cashier & I tell people not to rush. If others are in that big of a hurry, they should have left their house or wherever 10 mins sooner.
At the supermarket when I'm trying to pack, and pay, and 1 kid is crying and other kid is calling me and something fall on the floor and I just remembered I didn't paid for the 15 cent bread I gave kid to be quiet, and my conscience is screaming that the line is getting longer and longer and everybody hates me, all happening at the same time. JUST TO LOOK BEHIND ME AND SEE ONLY A TEENAGER LOOKING TO HER PHONE, NOT EVEN WORRIED THAT I'M TAKING FOREVER AS LONG SHE HAS INTERNET.
I always drop it or can get my purse open so I just shove it in my pocket and awkwardly shuffle away...
People can just chill the f**k out. I'll be an additional 5 SECONDS.
texting someone something you realise they might interpret deifferently than you hoped and waiting for their reply, which could be ok or 'off with your head'
I don't mind people paying cash. I hate being behind someone that writes checks and then record it in their checkbook register. When I see people with checkbooks, I go to the next register.
Like they couldn't start writing the check while waiting in line - the date and store name didn't change!
Load More Replies...At the doctor's office and they ask you about something you didn't write down and you can't remember when or what the name of the thing is.
When I try to leave my house for an appointment and the phone rings, of course I need to see who it is, I feel guilty when I look at the caller ID and don’t really want to speak to the person because they will make me late if I pick up and talk and because I am too nice I end up picking up the call and that makes me late for where I am going;! I can’t get the person on the end to stop talking and hang up!
id drop the money and scream pick my money up and walk away with my bag
In some Aldi stores here in the UK, you legit have FOUR MINUTES to pack your s**t, put your change in your wallet, and get out of the queue!
I find it to be extremely rude when they do this and it makes it worse when they start checking the next person in line before you've even had the time to get all your bags off the carousel!
Nobody give any space in those damn lines, many times get me so sick from their 'perfume'. Well now maybe they will? I hope this distancing will become the norm!
One time when I was coming back from school when I was younger, id always buy some ice cream but one time there were SO MANY PEOPLE IN LINE behind me and I had to count my coins because i was running out and i was SOOOOOOO pressured and so i was taking some time with mah cold sweats and some guy in the middle in the line held out his card and said, i can pay for you if you like? And I felt super embarrassed and said no thanks and grabbed my stuff and left.
This is routine at a store I frequently shop: the clerk hands the change-bills, coins, and the receipt and the purchase itself- all in one gesture, and this exchange throws my sense of order out-of-whack and is the primary reason I use plastic only. American Express for a $4.99 purchase? Yes. Anything to avoid the "what-do-I-do-with-all-of-this-all-at-once-yes-I-know-there-is-a-line-waiting-I-only-have-two-hands" thought jumble. calvinface...d7695e.jpg
I just move to one side if there's a queue and put the money away without holding up the queue further
I hear you on that one! Let them wait their turn will come! The more day Push the slower I go.
YES!!! I had no idea other people feel this way!! OMG, I have lost money from just trying to get it put away while sweating over it!! TY, this is funny!!
Commuter traffic, people trying to cut in when there's no room, and tailgating. I slow down for tailgaters.
Nah, I just jam the whole thing into my front pocket and deal with it later.
totally unrelated sometimes I just randomly check my pulse. especially during exams.
Standing In The Way
If a person is there trying to make a decision or taking too long I just say excuse me please and grab what I want.
Volume Down
Charging Your Phone
Forgetting The Time
Security Sensors
I once got 'caught' by a store manager after the alarm went off, i was 12. I patiently waited right after the sirene, but nobody showed up. I got some angry faces from customers and personnel. I tested the alarm again by swinging my plastic bag trough the gates, it went off again. Nobody showed up... After one minute i started walking back to my bike, and right then someone grabbed me by the neck. He dragged me roughly to a small office where i had to empty my pockets and bag. He checked the receipt and saw that I didn't steel anything. He tested the alarm with my bag, it went off. They seem to have forgotten to remove a tag. I was 19 when i had the guts to enter that store again.
Sleep Time
Auto Pilot
That’s a bit dangerous. Although I have walked to the shops and as I am almost half way home I have thought “I don’t even remember walking to the shops”. It’s like I was just suddenly placed there without knowing how I got there. Does that make sense? Kind of like I was on auto pilot.
Spending Time
Put Your Hand Up
Hot Food
Just Adult Things
My OCD makes me do weird s**t like this :( It can be really tough
Alone Time
Walking By
Catching Lies
Leaving Without Buying
Shipping Rates
Pee Run
Well Deserved Rest
Just Do Nothing
Silent Mode
Hell you think I actually want my family to know where I am at?
Childhood Things
Sleeping Pose
Checking Yourself Out
Getting A Shower
Blanket Choice
I always put one foot in and one foot out. I remember reading it controlled the temperature of your body.
Package Tracking
Random Things
Good Conversation
Under Pressure
Checking Yourself Out
haha I always think that this is how I would look if I were pregnant.
Forgetfulness
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Who else scrolled through the entire thing even though they had a whole ton of things to do?
I related to 38 out of 40. I'm normal average person or I should be very very worried. 🤔
When I see someone diving in a movie or so, I hold my breath until I recalibrate my mind the necessary bit. Never planned this or so, it just happened and one time I perceived it, and from then, I always did, always knew I don't have to, but still, when I'm just watching without much thinking, I do it.
There should be a club. We have a lot in common. As usual, the comments are a riot.
Life is so ironic and crazy and I think that's what makes life so interesting. Some of these things I haven't done personally, but I bet there are people who have done them.
These aren't funny, they're sad. They also prove what I always say: Everyone under 40 is neurotic in one way or the other. Everything under the sun causes anxiety, you get insulted over anything you perceive as a slight (which is pretty much everything), everyone has OCD and is a hypochondriac, which is why this Covid bluff has worked so effectively against you nits. Einstein said it years ago (paraphrasing): when the majority of people don't understand the technology they use every day and are completely reliant on it, the world will see the stupidest generation in human history. And here it is!
Who else scrolled through the entire thing even though they had a whole ton of things to do?
I related to 38 out of 40. I'm normal average person or I should be very very worried. 🤔
When I see someone diving in a movie or so, I hold my breath until I recalibrate my mind the necessary bit. Never planned this or so, it just happened and one time I perceived it, and from then, I always did, always knew I don't have to, but still, when I'm just watching without much thinking, I do it.
There should be a club. We have a lot in common. As usual, the comments are a riot.
Life is so ironic and crazy and I think that's what makes life so interesting. Some of these things I haven't done personally, but I bet there are people who have done them.
These aren't funny, they're sad. They also prove what I always say: Everyone under 40 is neurotic in one way or the other. Everything under the sun causes anxiety, you get insulted over anything you perceive as a slight (which is pretty much everything), everyone has OCD and is a hypochondriac, which is why this Covid bluff has worked so effectively against you nits. Einstein said it years ago (paraphrasing): when the majority of people don't understand the technology they use every day and are completely reliant on it, the world will see the stupidest generation in human history. And here it is!