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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

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    Appreciating Music

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    Staying Sleepy

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    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.”

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    Passwords

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    Brain Freeze

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    Birthday Greetings

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    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.

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    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.

    #7

    Picking A Song

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    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Things Causing Anxiety

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    Liam Walsh
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #9

    Standing In The Way

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    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #10

    Volume Down

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    Rosie Hamilton
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's about concentration though.

    Marcellus II
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely. Less input less distraction. Same reason you ask your passenger to look out at that point instead of keep rattling on.

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    Iris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So I'm not the only one ?

    Orionpax75
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope for some reason all Puerto Rican's do this

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    Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's true. Before I had eye surgery years ago if I didn't have my glasses on I couldn't hear right.

    Lemon Garnished Potato
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    does... does not everyone hear with their eyeballs?

    Jolee Hang
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently not... *hides in a corner to rethink life*

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    Harley Hans Hoglin
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about every one in the car leans forward as you go up a steep hill. And you turn down the radio to read street signs.

    deanna woods
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad used to tell us to stop talking so he could see better.

    Jarrod Nichols
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone else see the google maps estimated time to your destination as a challenge?

    Emily
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is my mom trying to drive in the snow when we were kids. If there was any snow at all she would shout "turn the music down, I can't hear the road!"

    Willowbilly
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s what attention deficit is all about.

    Damián Dell'Amico
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am both shortsighted (I wear glasses) and hard-hearing. For some reason, I hear "better" with my glasses on, lol!

    Christel Nellemann
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope.just to lower distraction on other senses

    William McCarthy
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im not sure i understand the point of that. the radio doesn't block your sight

    Cathleen Morris
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wearing exactly the same blue glasses! 😳 Seriosly

    Heather Menard
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is only for when you are lookig for the street you need to turn on

    TheExtremeSmell
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kind of sexist they used an Asian person for a driving meme

    Kat Khatib
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must have TOTAL SILENCE...when looking for an Address. I don't care WHAT my GPS says.

    I Liek To Cute
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HA! I dont drive but this is HILARIOUS!

    J. M. Montes
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    cant hear a car door being shut or an engine starting if the music is loud.

    Pillowhead
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hahahaha I do this all the time

    Ian Koch
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This just bamboozled me...

    Mica Fiverline
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally... I do that every time I park my car... Need quiet to see better *facepalm*

    SteFaqs
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stopped driving 20 years ago and this made me burst out laughing. Tune Blur!

    Celtic Pirate Queen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's more a matter of less distraction, but we all do it!

    Azziza
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not so much in parking, but if I'm driving in a hard rain I definitely do this.

    David Cook
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the days before navigation- looking for an address while delivering for the Italian restaurant. "What's that say on the mailbox? (Turns down radio)"

    Anja Schmidt
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    always ... keeping all the senses together ...

    Paulene
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The music interrupts your concentration

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    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I turn the volume down when I'm backing into a parking space.

    Mark Johanen
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hear this one a lot: "Har har har, why do you turn off the radio so you can see better?" But, umm, it's not that sound interferes with my vision. It's that music interferes with my ability to concentrate and pay attention.

    GenXandEarnedItAll
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's to heighten one of the SIX senses.

    Anne-Sophie Dumetz
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! All the time. Also when I need to find a house number

    Sherry Hart
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is sooooooo me it’s not even funny!!!! That somehow turning the volume down helps me see better

    Orionpax75
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lmaooo thought this was only a Puerto Rican thing lmaoooo

    miss miss
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, and put the window down

    TheKnightOwl
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Other senses are sharpened when you're not using one in particular ..I think this is an extension of that. For instance, if the light is super dim when having to use my house key, I will instinctively close my eyes as my sense of touch is heightened.

    ewadora
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    also every intersection where I have to turn left...

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    #11

    Charging Your Phone

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    troufaki13
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a 2m charger cord so I'm good! :)

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    #12

    Forgetting The Time

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    #13

    Security Sensors

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    Peter Korpershoek
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #14

    Sleep Time

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    Kaisu
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the best feeling ever, knowing you can have lots more sleep! Like waking up at 7 but then remembering it's the weekend and you can go back to sleep

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    #15

    Auto Pilot

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    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #16

    Spending Time

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    Put Your Hand Up

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    #18

    Hot Food

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    Just Adult Things

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    hispanic! at the disco
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My OCD makes me do weird s**t like this :( It can be really tough

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    #20

    Alone Time

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    SanchaTheSeeker
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *oop time to eat dinner and go to sleep again*

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    #21

    Walking By

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    juice
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    also works when you make awkward eye contact with strangers and don't want to be perceived as rude

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    #22

    Catching Lies

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    Leaving Without Buying

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    Nea
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So often i buy things that will eventually be used like kitchen towels just to avoid this...

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    #24

    Shipping Rates

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    Kaisu
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But if it's 135.99 dollars with free shipping, then it's fine!

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    #25

    Pee Run

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    Well Deserved Rest

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    Vanta Black
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, that's enough for a full 8 hours of sleep.

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    #27

    Just Do Nothing

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    #28

    Silent Mode

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    The Emerald Triangle
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hell you think I actually want my family to know where I am at?

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    #29

    Childhood Things

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    #30

    Sleeping Pose

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    earringnut
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is comfortable. When I straiten out my back hurts.

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    #31

    Checking Yourself Out

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    Blanket Choice

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    hispanic! at the disco
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always put one foot in and one foot out. I remember reading it controlled the temperature of your body.

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    #34

    Package Tracking

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    tuzdayschild
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't care how you get here, just get here if you can...

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    #35

    Random Things

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    Good Conversation

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    Checking Yourself Out

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    hispanic! at the disco
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    haha I always think that this is how I would look if I were pregnant.

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    #39

    Forgetfulness

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    Kaisa
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is almost like forgetting that the same thing was posted already

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    #40

    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    hispanic! at the disco
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I hope the FBI agent doesn't see me look up "Did NASA invent thunderstorms to cover up the sound of space battles?"

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    #43

    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    Nea
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately i am not able to do that and make a face that says it all

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    JK Rowling
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tip: I just remember the word 'cesspool', because 'necessary' has the same 'cess'

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    Sakib sarar Ananda
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and sleeping peacefully, knowing that the 15 minutes turned into 3 hours.

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    earringnut
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Michigan so it's more like a embarrassed shake of the head.

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    hispanic! at the disco
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! Bored Panda didn't censor the cuss word! That's a first..

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    #51

    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    Kate Ford
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or when you know what your going to say and when its your turn you panic and forget the thing you where going to say.

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    Aragorn II Elessar
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One does not simply not comment on the best meme format ever

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    #53

    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    Kel Gal
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I swore I’d never say “my bad” . I lied. My bad.

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    Mainecoonsandhuskies
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    at the end of a zoom class I pretty much look like that

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    Fruzsina Sinka
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    vs me listening to violin concertos on my way to selling drugs and ready to kill

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    #59

    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    SanchaTheSeeker
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's apparently a trick to go back into that room to help you remember

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    Tiny Dynamine
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks for the totally random photos to use for this.

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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    Things-People-Do-Dont-Admit

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