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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.

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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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.

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Picking A Song

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Foxxy (The Original)
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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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Nea
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would soend whole 6 minutes in panic. I always wish my death would be sudden and i wont have to wait knowing i am dying.

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Nina
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sweet Child of mine, Don’t you forget about me or dancing in the moonlight

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*The Star Wolf*
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would play a song my whole family would like like Happy so they wouldn't be too sad when I died

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Cathleen Morris
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ll be 73 in a few months ... a few years ago, I got so tired of that question when friends get bored, I decided that my fav song is: “Itsy Bitsy Spider.”

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Reinhard Mitschang
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wayfaring Stranger...probably the Version by Rachel Hardy and Kaiser Cat Cinema

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IrishGirl
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY! or Tom Sawyer. or Enter Sandman. jeez. I'm gonna waste my minutes. :(

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Luisa Vasconcelos
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's like the wind. Patrick S. By the way, I gonna listen twice to all the songs every one picked. Once with original video clip and another time with lyrics. Can't avoid, 🙈not much happening at the moment 😜

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Rita Saul
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Miss Otis Regrets She’s unable to lunch today. Song by Bette Midler.

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Rinpai
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would listen to a recording of a cover of a song my brother did for me after I got out of the hospital 5 years ago after nearly dying.

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Nicky OldfieldDesciple
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would spend my last 6 minutes hugging my dog and mother and sister and telling them how much I love them while Moonlight Shadow by Mike Oldfield played one the background.

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Mark Johanen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I suddenly learned that I had only 6 minutes left to live, I doubt that the first thought to come to my mind would be, "Quick! Pick a song to listen to!"

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BusLady
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Preferably a song that is not more than 6 minutes long. Lol

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Paul Z.
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

6 minutes? Pink Floyd takes longer than that!😱

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Olivia Masterson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine would be "I Am, I Said" by the great, one and only Neil Diamond.

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Caroleann Mc Callion
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"You'll follow me down" by Skunk Anansie, and hope to go out on the upswing of Skin's amazing vocals.

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Jodi Forrester
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Light shine bright by tobymac ft hollyn ...for sure , hands up. (Yes I said up)

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Kathi Keegan Chang
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Dancin' in the Street!" Only Martha and the Vandellas can pull that one off!

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elia 84631
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild theme six times. It's one of the most beautiful themes in a videogame

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Kathy Brown
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm that way with netflix. I often eat my food just trying to find something I can commit to. I have found a middle ground. Just look at the samples they provide. It's a buffet.

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Kira K.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

idk if i die young i guess... idk... but this is hilarious

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M Kate McCulloch
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone saved my life tonight... elton john. Or Air on a G-String Bach.

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Sebastian Melmoth
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Probably that song, Finally, by Cece Penniston. Finally, it’s happened to me....🙃

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Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ahhahahahaha trying to pick a movie to watch.....spend your whole 'movie watching time' trying to find one worth watching...

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Kelly Hartle
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You’ve got a friend or Imagine would probably put me in the right frame of mind.

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Caroline Driver
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kind of depends on how you interpret that question. For instance the last song I'd listen to would be The Birdy Song, or, There's No One Quite like Grandma.

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Tara Trainor
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES!! Laughing so hard I have tears!!!!! Conner, we need to be friends!

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Katherine Alexander
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stressed Out by Twenty-one Pilots (it's appropriate for the occasion and my favorite song)

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Mark Johanen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I knew I had only 6 minutes to live, I doubt that, "Quick! Pick a song to listen to!" would be the first thing that would come to my m ind.

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Shawna Rachelle
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For me..it would be something from Journey or Bob Seger (Turn the Page)

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soni w
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Damn it my fav goes for 12 minutes. Id have to decide the first or second half of the song

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Patti Moore
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not a second of hesitation: "What's Going On," by Marvin Gaye.

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Jon Burton
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the song that never ends it goes on and on my friend etc etc u never die IMMORTALITY

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Vanta Black
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My CD collection has a lot of music by Tom DeLonge, so it'd be anything blink-182 did before he left, AVA, or BCR.

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April Simnel
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I'm going to die, regardless? Stay by David Bowie. It's 6:17, and fades out on a funky vamp, so why not?

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Tabitha L
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd pick my favorite song. Though I think it is a little over 6 minutes. Fool in the Rain by Led Zeppelin. Going to put it on now. Hopefully I make it til the end. ;)

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DKS 001
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ironically, the first song that came to mind was Billie Eilish "No Time To Die". Weird, huh?

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Katherine Boag
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Txt my husband i love him, then the extended remix of Sandstorm by DaRude

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Tiny Dynamine
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I doubt that I would be that bothereed about listening to a song.

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olek olok
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... and ending up watching youtube about justin biebers cousin .... bob dead

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MellonCollie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I need to look up real fast if Tool have any songs under 6 mins, in case this would ever become a reality. Otherwise let's go for "Today" by the Smashing Pumpkins.

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Berry Budgie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wouldn’t listen to a song i would say goodbye to loved ones🥰

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Marcellus II
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Something upbeat!" Or maybe not, the horror of the situation needs something melancholy. Oh no, two-three short&punchy things so that screams 70s punk. Oh ahrg no m... *ding times up*

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iblowsheep
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pass the Dutchie. It would make the hell to surely follow bearable by comparison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFtLONl4cNc

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Things Causing Anxiety

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Liam Walsh
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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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Standing In The Way

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3 years ago DotsCreated 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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Security Sensors

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3 years ago DotsCreated 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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Sleep Time

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3 years ago DotsCreated 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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Auto Pilot

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated 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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Just Adult Things

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Walking By

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3 years ago DotsCreated 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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Leaving Without Buying

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3 years ago DotsCreated 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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Shipping Rates

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Well Deserved Rest

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Just Do Nothing

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Silent Mode

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Sleeping Pose

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Blanket Choice

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3 years ago DotsCreated 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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Package Tracking

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Checking Yourself Out

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Forgetfulness

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3 years ago DotsCreated 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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