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If you meet someone and they happen to like the same musicians as you do, the two of you will probably have a nice conversation. But if they turn out to despise the ones you also can't stand, you've probably found a new friend. Nothing brings people together tighter than shared antipathy.

Just a few days ago, Redditor u/turrxxr decided to find out what helps us to relate to one another and asked the following question: "What is a thing that is universally hated by all people?" And everyone immediately started sending in their answers. From traffic to wet socks, here are those that have got the most upvotes!

#1

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Trying to click x on an ad but actually clicking on the ad and it redirects you to the play store

anne_c_rose , Sigmund Report

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50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People The life story before the recipe on recipe websites.

ds_Gardening , Annie Spratt Report

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Madison Feehan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why the "jump to recipe button" should be made mandatory.

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

"I first discovered this recipe during my backpacking trip around Asia, and it has since been..." Just get to f*****g pot noodles!

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Just saying
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is also why we don't bother reading the text between Bored Panda items.

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Bacony Cakes
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah. It's just a wall of bullshit. Much like what's underneath the Burj Khalifa.

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Legen ( wait for it ) dary
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

40 minutes workout video that could be 5 if the person would not speak more then workout. . Or a meditation, yoga class where the teacher speaks so much that you can concentrate.

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Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know, I loved it when recipe websites only had recipes on them. The f*****g journal entry is meaningless to me. I’m hungry, and just want to cook some goddamn food, you know?

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

In Germany there are websites where people can register and upload their own recipes. They are quite popular and don't bother you with stories, the recipes are really varied and the more popular ones are very good. Does the US not have something similar? I barely know anyone here who bothers with cooking blogs when they can just search the dish on the user-based sites and pick a higher-rated recipe that appeals to them.

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Julie C Rose
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone is spending time making that website and paying for the hosting but not charging you anything. I heard that making the page longer gets them a higher spot on Google and maybe more ad revenue, but even if it didn’t, we’re mooching so we can’t really complain about it not being 100% convenient.

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Sweetie Dahling
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES! I really appreciate this comment. Of course the whole life story thing is annoying, but we’re getting -their- work for free. Scrolling down takes less time than looking up the right page in a cookbook.

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Vivian Ingram
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Especially when they don't have a "jump to recipe" button at the top of the page

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John Powers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then trying the recipe, and having to rescroll every time phone screen flips, ad loads, screen goes dark, etc...

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

Can we upvote this more than once? This annoys me far more than it should.

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

I actually clicked on a recipe that had NO STORY before it! But I automatically just started scrolling way down the page and ended up lost in the comments because I wasn’t used to it

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

Same for unnecessary introduction and subscribe/like requests on youtube videos

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Nikki Sevven
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

...and when you get to the "recipe," it's just instructions on how to combine a bunch of pre-made processed foods.

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Connie Wade
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I won't even continue looking if I have to scroll through too much. The same with excess pagination! Drives me crazy.

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Jose Carlo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As well, a dedicated store to buy the ingredients like we have no idea where to get it or what not!

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LaZyBeAr
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People who write their stories before the recipe don't realize how much other people don't care about it.

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Rice and beans 🤠
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't put chorizo is paella, please. Paella is chicken or rabbit, if it is another meat it is rice with something. :)

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Natalia A
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know if it's true but I read once that including all that stuff has to do with claiming ownership/copyright of a recipe?

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

I really don't want to see a photo of the dish 9 times either, before I get to the recipe!

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Monic Krugell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ctrl + F (Ingredients) then you will always go straight to the recipe.

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Haunting Spirit
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is everyone complaining about this? I have never seen this. If I go to a recipe website in my country (Netherlands) then I get the recipe and not a life story. It isn't Facebook.

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

OMG YES. I don't care about you, just tell me how many potatoes I need.

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Suz66
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I also need a comment section. It's helpful to see change-ups that others have tried. Sometimes the recipe doesn't show the right cooking time for example and other users will comment about it.

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Mary Ann Burgess
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The number of photos of said recipe before you even get to the list of ingredients!

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Thomas Sweda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about recipes that call for 12 ingredients, 9 of which you don’t have in your house, cost a FORTUNE, and will never be used again?

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

nobody needs to hear how you were at your lowest but then made these and was better. I JUST WANNA MAKE MY DANG OATMEAL COOKIES!

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Juan Alcorta
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Introductory pointless speech at the beginning of do-it-yourself videos.

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john hartley
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

genius marketing by jamie liver, anyone else think chicken and chorizo paella sounds good rat about now?

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Sue Grigg
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All recipes basically start with a long, boring personal commercial in the internet age. It's annoying as hell. Just give us the f*cking recipe.

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Bella10
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I honestly can’t stand this! Shout out to Nagi at RecipeTinEats.com She knows we want to cook, not read ❤️

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#4

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People When you wake up in the middle of the night and you want to go back to sleep but you have to pee

UpvoteIfYoureUgly , Karim Ben Van Report

#7

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Cancer

didico207 , National Cancer Institute Report

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Capelli rosa e patate
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A dear friend of mine just passed from the very thing. F**k you cancer, RIP Rhoni 😞

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50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People That moment when something's stuck in between your teeth and your tongue can locate it just fine, but your fingers or a toothpick can't...

4ty8 , Marco Verch Professional Report

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#9

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Biting your cheek while eating ruins even the best meal.

Big_Professional_613 , dusan jovic Report

#10

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Those ads that autoplay on the side of webpages, especially when they automatically have sound

greenteamoon , CardMapr Report

#11

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People The sound of screaming children.

Velcrawr , Timon Studler Report

#12

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People The two ads on YouTube that are long enough to be annoying, but aren’t long enough to be skipped.

M3rmaidMan , CardMapr Report

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Madison Feehan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Two words: Adblock Plus. Download it today, it's free and no more Youtube Ads EVER!!

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#13

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People When your pocket or belt loop snags on the door handle.

Cautious_Emotion9839 , Rebecca Siegel Report

#14

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Being told “We need to talk later”

Why did you give me the notification? Now I’m gonna be riddled with anxiety until we talk. You could’ve just said nothing.

plantysenpai , Andrea Tummons Report

#15

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People When you have that little bit of skin hanging off your finger that you end up ripping it off to your elbow

LovelyBones17 , Toshiyuki IMAI Report

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#16

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Water running down your sleeve when washing dishes, then standing on the water with socks on

SatansSlutz , Nathan Dumlao Report

#17

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Stickers that peel off easily 80% of the way, but leave behind 20% that are bonded to the surface of the object for life.

MapleHertzoggie , Slidebean Report

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Skara Brae
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rub a little bit of vegetable oil or butter on the remaining part and it will slowly soften the glue. Eventually the glue will be soft enough to rub off. There are stronger products available, but they can eat through paint. If you have no oil available, can't wait, and you have oily skin handy, even that oil will work.

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#18

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People COVID-19

MyUsersNameIsTaken , Mufid Majnun Report

#19

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Going through Alzheimer's/dementia. Has to be one of the most sad ways to go

kiakosan , Steven HWG Report

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

Terrible and also hell to see. My mum just had a dementia-panic attack and fell on the street. Is in hospital with lots of complications. SH!T ...............................................Edit: .You sweethearts, thanks for all the well wishes.

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#20

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Getting asked to get up for something the moment you sat down.

mywifemademegetthis , Mathilde Langevin Report

#22

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People People that drive slowly in the fast lane and then don't switch lanes when able to

mr-random-ny , Jan Baborák Report

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Dr Nostromo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or, even worse, when people tailgate you in the middle lane as they are too dumb to realize that the carpool lane is open for everyone and that particular time and they can just go around.

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#23

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People When you rip a paper towel off and that little corner doesn’t come with and stays on the next paper towel.

I think we can all agree that we hate that.

Fun_Kaleidoscope1918 , Amber Strocel Report

#24

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People The almost-sneeze.

Casual-Notice , fromdarkheaven Report

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Dr Nostromo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Although the funny noises and facial expressions one makes before giving up are rather entertaining.

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#25

Job Interviews. The whole job hunting process in general.

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Lyone Fein
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So painful.........plus, the really elaborate applications/interviews for low paying jobs.

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50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Having a hair in your mouth and it being impossible to locate

JuanD019 , Hayes Potter Report

#28

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People low speed internet

Waterak , Thomas Jensen Report

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Katie Lutesinger
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or worse: slow internet that keeps randomly dropping out. This is one of the things I hate most about living in Australia.

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#29

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People When you’re showering and the shower curtain moves and sticks to your body.

Neon_Sternum , Alejo Reinoso Report

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#30

Going upstairs and forgetting why you went up there then suddenly remembering as soon as you've sat back down in the living room

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#31

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Looking at your cell phone in bed and then dropping it on your face.

Sleuthingsome , Justaf Abduh Report

#32

When your device is connected to the wifi but when you open a website and it says that you have no internet connection.

Kolichu21 Report

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

I hate that with streaming services on tv...I just got up from working on pc, have tablet in hand having just read Bored Panda and turn on tv and Disney Plus says you have no internet etc, 9 times out of ten always Disney Plus.

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#33

Turning without using your signal lights

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#34

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People When you think the hot drink has cooled enough to drink, but then you find out you were wrong, so wrong.

KnightOwl224 , Clay Banks Report

#35

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Cold spots in food after heating it up for four minutes.

mambomak , Emiliano Vittoriosi Report

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Paweł Duda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Solution: reduce heating power of microwave by 30%, double the time. Microwaves heat only about 2cm inside food, rest is a heat transfer inside, and that takes time. Most people set those on max power on all situations and think that this will solve problem. It won't.

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50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People When you turn your neck a weird way and it starts hurting

unknown_404_yep , Elizaveta Strelkova Report

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50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Wearing wet socks.

I legitimately hate my entire existence if I get caught in the rain and get my shoes and socks wet.

WearsAxeBodySpray , whereslugo Report

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

Stepping in a puddle, thinking your shoes are waterproof just to realise there are holes in the sole.

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50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People When someone asks you to do something you are already doing.

weaselpoopcoffee , Marga Santoso Report

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

Mmm no, because i can tell them with the most condescending grin: I'm already doing it, thank you very much. What i hate is when someone asks you to do something and you were just ABOUT to do it, so now it looks like you're doing it because you've been told so.

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#40

Ticks. Blood sucking little bastards, the food chain doesn't need you

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#41

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Traffic

FWgator , Koushik Pal Report

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James016
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Took me an hour to get to work, partly down to the fact it is pissing down but also everyone is up trying to buy petrol they don't need

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#42

Flies in the house. Makes everyone slap-happy.

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#43

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Accidentally breathing water through your nose

AngelicxDevilish , Raj Rana Report

#44

People coming into your room and then leaving the door open

flowerpd Report

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

My parents. In the 23 years I lived there I didn’t managed to get them to close the f*****g door or knock before getting in. Often I was sleeping and I would have a heart attack from the door

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#45

Stubbing your toe/banging your shin

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

Or what I call one of those 'Comedy or Error' moments. Like you drop something and when you bend over to pick it up and something falls out of your pocket and starts to roll away. You finally track that down and bang your head on the way back up knocking something over... It's as if God is pointing a finger at you and saying, "Hold my beer and watch this."

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#46

Cockroaches

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#47

50 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By All People Sinus infections

scaryboilednoodles , William Brawley Report

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Cip IESAN
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, right! I have a chronic sinusitis since I was a kid and I know what it means...

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#49

Getting hit on the ankle with a shopping cart

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#50

Monday mornings

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