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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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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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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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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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3 years ago DotsCreated 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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3 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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Harley Hans Hoglin
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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

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

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

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

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Emily
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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!"

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Damián Dell'Amico
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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!

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William McCarthy
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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

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Heather Menard
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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

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Kat Khatib
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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J. M. Montes
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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Mica Fiverline
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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*

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3 years ago DotsCreated 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!

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3 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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David Cook
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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)"

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

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

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Mark Johanen
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3 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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3 years ago DotsCreated 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

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3 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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