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Have you ever asked yourself: “Why are people so dumb?” Be it because of the way they behave in public, the way they drive, or the way they put themselves, intentionally or not, in harm’s way, some people really possess the ability to make fellow human beings roll their eyes in disbelief or sigh in frustration.   

Of course, someone might say, “Let people do dumb things if they don’t learn from their own mistakes,” but the thing here is that it is often other people who suffer from the consequences. Unfortunately, one stupid action may lead to a whole bunch of disasters, but the person responsible for it won’t even realize the damage. That’s not to say that smart people never make mistakes, but most of the time, they learn not to repeat them.

Users of AskReddit shared their opinions as to what things exist only because of other people’s stupidity — to either prevent its consequences or, sad as it is, to take advantage of dumb people. They voiced a lot of interesting, thought-provoking points of view. Do you agree with this list? Is there anything else that, in your opinion, exists only because people do dumb things? Share in the comments. 

#1

People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "I know a lot of people say warning labels, but let's be honest... Warning labels have probably never stopped stupid people from doing stupid things. They're just there to protect corporations from getting lawsuits."

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

My thought as well. "HR approves of warning labels"

Headless Roach
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3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funny how years back approving product labels for mass production was part of my job. Seems old times are still haunting me.

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

No, they're generally there because some idiot has already sued.

Zaach
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9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do not like it when the text is the same as the picture

LeeAnne B
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep, it's a disclaimer really.

Sam Lin
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just a kind of disclaimer.🤔

Earonn -
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9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They may not work for truly stupid people, but more often than not it's simple inattentiveness. And why should a company not protect itself against lawsuits? We do the same.

Gary Geracci
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But,The Feds require them so you won't hurt yourself!

Robert Millar
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hm. I wonder who ate the little silca gel pod.

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

Wish I could add more up-votes to this.

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    #2

    "The belief that vaccines cause autism."

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

    I’m autistic and when people say this it makes me so mad

    Thomas Bentley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well in my opinion you are better off than the people who say vaccines cause autism. Being autistic is often nothing compared to being an idiot.

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    Con O Cuinn
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's been reported that there is a higher than average proportion of research scientists on the spectrum than in other walks of life. So technically, autism causes vaccines.

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

    My sister believed the anti vax schpeal, didn't allow my nephew to get vaccinated, he was diagnosed with autism 6 years ago

    I Just Live Here
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know, the doctor that published that study was intentionally misleading and eventually lost his medical license for his nonsense. Sadly, the harm was already done.

    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought he was the one that died of "suicide" with 2 shots in the back of his head in a public garden...I could be wrong though. I do know this situation happened in regards to some kind of vaccine before all the cov vax hype.

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

    I’d rather my kid be autistic than dead by a lot

    Violet Jensen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Autistic and boy I don’t think it does

    Nicole Weymann
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...and even if it did: is seeing them dying from measles/polio/whatever such a great show you'd risk it to avoid dealing with autism?

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    Person
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am not autistic I think I'm mostly a very "typical" person and this still makes me enraged

    Lisa Ross
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am vaccinated and I do not have autism

    Maude Lin
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since most of the people who hold this belief were vaccinated, we either need COMPLETELY change the definition of autism or explain to them that autistic and stupid are *very* different things.

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    #3

    "Peanut allergy warnings on jars of peanut butter."

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

    One day the world will be so crazy that people will demand warning information about the risk of allergies even on plants in the meadow.

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

    Like I would HOPE it contains peanuts lmao

    Gary Geracci
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope not, but the other? I know folks stupid enough they would eat a food item they are allergic to because they cannot read

    #4

    "Expiration date on salt. It’s been in the ground longer than time itself. Regulations on food have required an expiration date. That pure salt that was mined out of the earth is not going to go bad sitting in your dry goods pantry."

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    corgiobsessed00
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    expiration date on a bottle of water... its for the packaging apparently.

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

    Neither will the salt cooked from sea water. It definitely won't go bad

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

    Like bottled water, the expiration is for the container. Those containers can actually get mold growing in the box depending on where it's stored.

    Danish Susanne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have benefited from these expiration dates. My local shop sold electric bulbs for half the normal price because they were running out. They had a one year expiration day from packing!

    Ruth Watry
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't use salt much, and still have a container that I bought in the 90s

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    #5

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "'Wearing this costume does not enable you to fly.' - tag on a Superman Halloween costume."

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

    To prevent someone from being able to sue the company I suspect? Or?

    Leanne Hailes
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Odds are it was added to the tag after someone already tried to fly... ... .. .

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    Kim Gatlin
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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cousin thought his Spiderman sneakers would allow him to climb the walls. He was like 2.

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's how stupid some folks are when they've been doin Weed and Coke

    Paulo Freitas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They may not be able to achieve controled flight, but they can still " fly/free fall/glide " depending on the weather conditions and of how high they jump.......

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    #6

    "People who genuinely believe 5G is bad and that coronavirus is fake."

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

    Can you imagine similar people a hundred years ago? Many things appeared back then, but there was no internet where like-minded people would come together and discuss their extreme views.

    Not-a-Clue-What-to-Call-Myself
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, there have always been sceptics, deniers and conspiracy theorists, but they wouldn't have got the platform previously that the media, and social media in particular, enables, so crackpot ideas weren't so widespread.

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    Wondering Alice
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember first hearing that 5G was responsible for Corona virus. I giggled, assuming it was a joke. Went in to work and heard people talking about it like it might be true, I did not have a clue how to respond.

    Well-Dressed Wolf
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My head manager at my old retail job had these beliefs. Dude was otherwise a cool guy, tbh the nicest and most approachable of all the managers, but he was NUTS. If it was a slow night he’d stand there and tell me about all of the bad things 5G did to your body. Then he’d pull out his phone and go on Facebook… XD He also believed that “radio waves” caused the Great Flu pandemic in 1918, because he claimed “the radio” had just been invented that year - thus OBVIOUSLY it caused the Great Flu. I couldn’t even bring myself to explain to him that radio had been invented in the 1880s-1890s.

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    Georgia Ireland
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That annoys me, folks thinking Covid is fake. I caught it at the beginning of the pandemic, and I have long Covid.

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

    I don't believe that 5G is bad, but I do know that we also cannot just say it isn't and leave it at that. That's not scientific. By the facts and technological measurements we have right now, we have no data to suggest that 5G could be bad. So FOR NOW, as far as we know, 5G is fine. But that doesn't mean it is indeed fine. It can always happen that research advances technology and we uncover a side of 5G that is indeed bad, and has long time effects we cannot know yet. We should always base our decisions on what is known so far, thus for 'believing' that 5G is bad without proof is definitely stupid. But let's not fall into the opposite extreme and make science into some sort of religious dogma, that cannot be doubted. Which is a worrying tendency I see more often nowadays

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    How can you believe a virus is fake?

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    I don’t think people “genuinely believe” either; I think they’re just being obstreperous.

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    #7

    "Influencers."

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    LeeAnne B
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Things that should be defunct but aren't.

    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bane of young impressionable minds everywhere.

    #8

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "Warning signs on chainsaws that say "do not attempt to stop blades with hands or genitals"."

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    Ivana Bašić
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're that dumb, please DO try to stop it with your genitals.

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

    people like that should not be allowed to reproduce

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    Katie the Koala
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok so I can use my nose then. Or maybe my ears? Good old-fashioned medieval punishment for stupidity :D

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

    A lot of the stuff in those user manuals are because someone tried it, got injured, than sue because it wasn’t in the manual. Stupid, just think before you do

    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, armpits - it's your time to shine!

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

    Preventing lawsuits from people that don't realise that a hand is quite more fragile than a pine tree. Or those who use chainsaws with clogs and thin trousers. Yes, clogs, I came across one been at a time with this safety equipment...

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It should also say do not attempt to start with blade and bar between your legs!

    Shanleigh Dixon
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Implying someone tried to use their genitals...

    Leanne Hailes
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obviously because someone already did those things.

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

    Yay, diy circumcision... Guaranteed to remove everything

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    #9

    Beginnerer wrote: "The belief of a flat earth." BATTLEHOOG replied: "This is by far my favorite conspiracy just to laugh at just cause like.... why? Who would lie about that?! What is there to gain from people thinking the earth is actually a globe?!"

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

    Some think that there is a wall of ice and that there are land on the other side that is concealed from the rest of us. Others have all kinds of ideas wrapped in word sallad. This is a good debunk/debate on the topic if you ever thought the earth was not a spheroid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he-7vs0BkLE&t=10s

    Abnus
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In a few videos, The Click says he wants to pay a group of flat-earthers to find the edge to film it.

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    Kate Jones
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the easiest to prove wrong, that's why it's ridiculous.

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

    Not only that the earth is flat, but it is covered by a dome. Just like the tv show. He also won't call me because the prefix of my phone # is 666.

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

    It’s not really about whether the earth is flat. It’s about social issues, and frankly sometimes mental issues. And find ing a self-identity.

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

    More obstreperous people. It’s amazing what people will say they believe just to be obnoxious.

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    #11

    "Measles. In 2000, measles was nearly eradicated, but then anti-vaxxers brought it back to popularity. I should mention it was nearly eradicated in the U.S.A. Measles is still very prevalent in other places around the globe."

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    LeeAnne B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find the anti vax issue only slightly amusing because a few years ago you couldn't enroll your kid in school unless their vaccination card was up-to-date. We literally had no choice. I remember when I was 12, back in 1984, standing in line with the other girls in my grade to get a German measles vaccine.

    Kate Jones
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And now people are faking those medical reports in order to send their kids to school because I guess their principles don't extend to lying. I swear to god if my baby died of measles or some other disease because your little timmy was too precious to get vaccinated but you also didn't keep him out of public places with babies, such as the public park with me and my 3 month old, where he, as a non-symptomatic carrier of measles, now infects my baby and kills her.... I would literally kill the mother. I consider what she did premeditated murder, honestly. If you don't want to vaccinate your kids, then they don't get to use public services like public school and public playgrounds, parks etc. To be with the public, we have to follow some public rules. You aren't allowed to stab people, you aren't allowed to walk around naked and violate health codes...and you need to be vaccinated to commune with the rest of society. If you don't want to then you don't get to live with the rest of us.

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    Terry Tobias
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had both kinds of the measles when I was little. Back then they only had a vaccine that would lesson the symptoms of the disease but not prevent it. I was the first born so I was the one that brought home all of the childhood diseases from school and infect my siblings. My poor mom!

    Deborah Rubin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm almost 70, measles, chicken pox, etc., were considered 'normal' childhood illnesses. It's a wonder so many of us survived.

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    Stardust she/her
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a solution for antivaxxers, drop them on an island and wait for them all to perish from some disease that everyone is vaccinated against

    Maude Lin
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate that there are immunocompromised people who depend on their communities to get vaccinated, bc encouraging stupid people to not vaccinated their children would be an effective way to cull the population.

    Jan Moore
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was an RN in a state MH/DC facility with development y

    Jan Moore
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Edit: hit the wrong button. I worked with many patients who had normal IQ's and were considered normal at birth but then got measles. That was that.

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    #12

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "The disclaimer on a microwave that says "you can't dry your cat in this". Some women killed her cat that way."

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

    she put her poodle in a microwave oven

    Gary Geracci
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You Cannot put any living thing in a Microwave Oven to dry it.The water particles that make up 90%of them will get too excited!

    Turanga Leela
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are unfortunately worse things that have been cooked in microwaves. Please take my word for it and do not Google it, I beg you.

    Turanga Leela
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cat maybe, but there are other things that are true. Mental illness can make you do despicable things.

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    justagirl
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is just sad. And facepalm worthy. that cat better have gotten reincarnated and given to an owner/slave with a brain.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not on any microwave I've ever seen

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

    Oops. Which was it, a cat or a poodle?

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    #13

    "The warning label on my scooter. “Caution: object moves when used”."

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    Bored&InSchool
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh well I didn't know that thanks! *proceeds to get hurt by commencing a game of catch with the scooter*

    Kitty Kat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    .On a box of Pop Tarts: Contents may be hot when heated.

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    #14

    "Reality TV!"

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

    Some Reality tv is also like Jerry springer. People like to be able to say "at least i am better than that person." The rest is as fake as wwe.

    Lisa Ross
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I enjoy reality TV because in many cases, it highlights the worst traits of humanity and reinforces my opinions about humans in general.

    #15

    "The ban on Kinder eggs."

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

    As I understand it, it's not Kinder eggs per say. Just no toys/stuff embedded in food?

    Shaba Ding Dong
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It isn't 'embedded in the food', isn't it in a capsule?

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

    Welcome to ‘murica where you can have an AR-15 but god forbid you have a chocolate egg

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

    The food and the toy are kept separate down the middle of the egg. Don’t know if it was always this way. If not, that was indeed a choking hazard.

    Nicole Weymann
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, that's a different product. The original one (Kinder Surprise: two chocolate half eggs with a plastic capsule in the middle) and the other version (Kinder Joy: two plastic half eggs, one with chocolate cream, one with a toy) are sold next to each other in Europe. Choking hazard is apparently not seen as realistic by usually regulation enthusiastic European authorities.

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    Cuppa tea?
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Toys in Kinder surprise are on plastic egg shell, that itself is inside chocolate egg. So to get to toy, you have to unwrap it, split chocolate egg in half, op-ed egg shell. They are like this since day 1, although the opening of the egg containing toy has changed.

    Paulo Freitas
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an European, Kinder eggs can be dangerous in certain conditions, if you use the hand to Open the toy's cápsule there is no danger at all, but a kid that uses his mouth ( and kids are stupid and they can do that, God knows i did lol when i was 6 or 7 ) cand indeed swollow half of the capsule and choke, there are cases of that happening, granted its only 14 repórted cases all Over the world, but still 14 children died due to a Kinder surprise.

    Cuppa tea?
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a kid, we used to make "bombs" from those plastic eggs. Pill of bicarbonate and drop of water, throw it up in air and watch explode. Harmless fun.

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    socialmedianamehere1
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The yellow capsule holding the toy is big enough that any kid takes a bite of it is going to immediately realize they can't eat it. If a kid is in danger of this, that specific child shouldn't be around any small object in the first place.

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

    In U.S they are illegal

    Gary Geracci
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have had these-the toy was NOT imbedded in the Candy/Food!

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

    I don't get it. We can't buy Kinder eggs in the US, but we can buy other brands that are very similar to them, right next to the Kinder joys. Brands like Yowie, I think it's called, are totally legal.

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    #16

    justinwatt wrote: "'Do not eat contents' on a claymore mine." tylerchu replied: "WWII (or maybe Vietnam?) soldiers actually did eat bits of C4 occasionally because it would give them symptoms mimicking that of the flu, which they’d use to get out of combat."

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    Turanga Leela
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The more "modern" version to get out of combat or combat training is to eat large amounts of liquorice.

    Jan Moore
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Claymore mines were developed in the early50's per Wikipedia.

    #17

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "Warning labels that say to not use the hairdryer in the bathtub."

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    Terry Tobias
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those have been around for awhile.

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

    A kid in my school died from this. Except it was their phone.

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

    I've never understood this one. Who would WANT to use their hair dryer while they are still bathing?? How does that even occur to someone?

    Gary Geracci
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well Yeah-Electricity and water don't mix!

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

    Very very very important label! Not dumb at all.

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    #18

    "The name X AE A-12."

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    Adam Belaire
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    May sound stupid, but the only reason I know how to pronounce this is because of Kingdom Hearts where they talk about the Key Blade (X-Blade)

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

    Why the downvote? Here, have an upvote to balance the troll

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    #19

    "Low fat food. The reason low fat food became popular was because people wanted to get slim and decided to believe the lies that fat makes you fat instead of the truth being that sugar has a major impact on your weight. So when you buy low fat food with extra sugar to add the taste lost by the fat, then you are actually eating food that is worse for you than the regular stuff."

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    Leanne Hailes
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like when someone says they ate a ceasar salad for lunch because they are watching their weight. Sure, as long as you only eat the lettuce with a squeeze of lemon juice.

    Linda R
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saturated fat increases cholesterol, so reducing it helps keep levels healthier.

    Danish Susanne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That depends. Eggs contain fat, but it does not contribute to bad cholesterol.

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    #20

    "Let's not get on a tangent about the topic of TV ads for prescription medication, but recently (last couple years) they started adding a sentence in the commercials: "Do not take trivexica if you are allergic to trivexica." What happened to make that a thing that they need to mention now? Why the hell would anyone knowingly continue to put a drug in their body if they knew or realized they were allergic to it? Answer: people are stupid. I get that it's to protect them legally, but it's mind blowing to me that it needs to be said even to do that."

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    Charlie the Cat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find it odd that there are TV ads for medication. Not something you really see in the UK.

    Rinso the Red
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They really are. I have never gone to my doctor and said "hey do I need X"?

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

    How would you know you were allergic to a drug if you’ve never taken it before?

    Anxious&Bored Bear
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How would you know if you're allergic to the medication, or even one of its ingredients, if you've never taken it before?

    Shaelynn Roll
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, this one always gets me too..makes my brain hurt.

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No,They are not stupid! Look Carefully.The labels in the fine print should wise you up.We The people are now willing Lab Rats!

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    #21

    "Noisy AC/Vacuum Cleaners/other devices. Its possible, easy actually, to design most of the noisy things you find in an average household in such a way that its not noisy. However, studies found that people are idiots and will return perfectly functioning devices because they're not making any sound."

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    crowspectre 2.0 (he/they)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm always put off by my new computer cause I had an ancient one that just roared when it turned on. I'm very happy with how quiet my new one is

    Stephen Smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same here, next step for me is a SD drive, I hate the sound the HD makes.

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    Eldritch_catt0
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a misophonic, yes, yes, and yes! The only thing that I actually want to make noise is my keyboard, some nice clicking is a must.

    Lisa Ross
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People, for the most part, are either stupid or do not use what brain power they have.

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    #22

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "Warnings on hammers saying this object can cause damage if you strike yourself."

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    Paulo Freitas
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That hás been a known fact. Since the XIII century, when knights would use hammers to bash other knights on the head....

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

    Oh dang . . . I just found out about this. Well. Imma go try it.

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    #23

    Commenter No. 1 wrote: "The Darwin Awards." alx924 replied: "My favorite is the gasoline truck driver. When they get back to the yard, they would fill the tanks with water to evacuate the leftover fumes. It was late at night and he wanted to see how full his tanks were, but he didn’t have a flashlight to see into the tank. But he did have a cigarette lighter. You can see where this goes."

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    LeeAnne B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In South Africa, there was a story about some guys hijacking a tanker that they thought carried fuel but when getting it back home they discovered it was a "honeysucker" which sucks out the contents of septic tanks. I always imagine queues of people lined up with Jerry cans or cannisters.

    Terry Tobias
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like looking down the barrel of a gun because it won't fire. People who should know better do that too.

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    #24

    Commenter No. 1 wrote: "The emoji movie." VereDiz replied: "Having watched it, I firmly believe it was the product of Columbia pictures going through Pixar's trash and finding an initial concept for Inside Out."

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    Terry Tobias
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I liked 'Inside Out'. As a person who is bipolar, I could especially relate to Sadness and Joy.

    Star the Furry Dino Masker!
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry for being uneducated, but can you please explain what Bipolar is? I haven't heard of it that much! ^^

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

    Is it bad if I liked the emoji movie?

    #25

    "Labels that say "Allergy Advice: Contains X" on packets/bottles/whatever, where X is the only thing in there. Like "Contains Nuts" on a packet of peanuts."

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, peanuts [is] not nuts. It's a legume. So not so nuts... to print that on the bag. Edit: spelling [ ]

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

    In almost every pharmaceutical drug commercial they say "do not take if you're allergic to *drug being advertised*". Well, duh.

    Deborah Rubin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My latest bottle of acetaminophen had a warning label, "contains acetaminophen". Duh.

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

    I got some peanut butter the other day that had two ingredients. Peanuts and salt. Not only did the label inform me that it was processed in a facility that processes peanuts, but that it's also gluten free.

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

    In today's fake world, I can't be sure of anything...

    Ruth Watry
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eight allergens that have to listed on all labels that contain them

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    #26

    "Nigerian princes who need money."

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

    And who ask random people to help, instead of someone they know...or a bank. You'd think royalty would have connections.

    Stardust she/her
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh come on now! The Nigerian prince I just sold everything to had his house burn down along with his phone. He got a new phone and God told him to dial my number as I am the chosen one. He’s not fake, you can’t argue with god /s

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    Nicole Weymann
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also lawyers telling you you're the sole heir to an enormous sum of money from some mysterious relative five times removed

    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this reference to the scam email that floated around years ago?

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

    As a Nigerian stuff like this makes me mad

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    #27

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "There is a job where people rub dirt on clean potatoes because some people think clean potatoes are sprayed with toxic chemicals. Dirt gives them a more ‘natural look’."

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    Stardust she/her
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I don’t get my dream job, I can hopefully get hired to do this

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

    You mean this is not your dream job..

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    Danish Susanne
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The silliest part of this is, that potatoes are almost without any dirt, if they are taken up in fair weather.

    #28

    "Protests against a deadly virus."

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    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it was more in protest of the ridiculous way the governments handled lockdowns.

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

    The thing my weird family member told me when he waved a moldy onion in my face.

    Lisa Ross
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, the virus is paying attention and if we protest enough, it will leave.😃

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

    Protests during a pandemic: "Go to protests when you want to meet the virus, the crowds are really harmless."

    Stephen Smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did not have to protest to catch covid, I got it for the second time when I went for the vaccine and meet the crowds queuing.

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    #29

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "‘I am not a Robot’ verification, the Imperial system of measurement and squashy ducks."

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Verifications, I thought that was for spambots and such? Imperial it's not the most usefull, as for someone use[d] to SI units. But leave the ducks out of this :)

    SDLT010
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The verification is to help train AI to recognize pictures

    Nichole Harris
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't measure weird... Y'all measure weird!!!! Now where did I put my sinkhole measuring mini van?🤣🤣🤣

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

    What is a squashy duck?

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    #30

    ""Gluten Free" on bottled water."

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

    I am a dental hygienist and even toothpaste needs to be labeled gluten-free for folks with Crohn's disease. It never even occurred to me that this needed to be a thing until I had patients who really suffered. They need to know that everything is gluten free. Who knows if bottled water has been processed on the same machinery that is used in part to process something containing gluten? Just like something that doesn't contain nuts may have been processed on the same machinery that did process nuts or in a factory processing nuts at one time.

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

    Yes, thank you! I have to be able to read literally every label I come across for this. People have no clue how often gluten is hidden in our foods, and I can't accept anything from anyone without a label, which makes them think I don't "trust" them or that I'm being unkind. Actually, Janet, I don't feel like being in debilitating pain for a week thanks to your chocolate.

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    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do you do with Gluten Rich water? Dump it in the drain after cooking Noodles !

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    #31

    "War."

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    ShockSandSniper_
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes. YES. y the heck does this exist anyway? we humans are weird.

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

    If you’re going to eliminate war, you’re going to have to eliminate men. They’re the ones who think war is fun.

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lowering the world's populations,therefore solving overcrowding!

    Lisa Ross
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You would think we would have evolved past that by now.

    Wayne Gossman
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Freeing others from oppression? Like the US civil war?

    Bark Mart
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    somebody should take a screenshot of this conversation and send it to the government

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    #32

    "When you can’t enter famous tourist attractions because people vandalized the site with their names."

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    Paulo Freitas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looking at you Chinese 13 year old kid at the Egiptian 3000 year old ruins...

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

    Yes, that made me physically ill. What a mindlessly stupid thing to do.

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    Katie the Koala
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rude disrespectful dumbasses >:( that’s my pet peeve lol

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the lovestruck, stupid teens at Painted Rocks national park

    justagirl
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    1 year ago

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    #33

    "Large scale pollution. A few animal turds here and there aren't so bad. Millions and billions of gallons of human waste, landfills and oceans full of plastic, discharging all types of contaminants into the atmosphere daily in huge quantities, etc. We're the only organism stupid enough to destroy our home for a piece of paper with a number on it. All other organisms live without it. It's dumb how dumb we are."

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    Maude Lin
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We just bought a 100yo farmhouse with a steep ravine behind it. In the past 3 weeks we've pulled out broken windows AC units, 8 tires, a car roof rack, a refrigerator door (wtf?), enough broken glass for a house full of windows, used oil filters, an old ringer-style washing machine, rolls of barbed wire, countless broken tools, and myriad other garbage. The farmers who have lived here *literally* treated their own home like a landfill. Humans are disgusting trash and we ruin EVERYTHING. I'm so embarrassed of my race, country, and species.

    Wayne Gossman
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nonsense. Put enough of any animal in the same place and they will make a mess. Any pair of animals produces one pair of adults able to reproduce. Think of how many dead/starved/diseased rabbits/foxes/deer that represents! We figured out how to keep more than one child per person per gen. alive and have not yet figured out how to deal with the results. For 100K +++ years each little tribe was fighting to have a better chance of survival by increasing in number. Any other concern was trivial. 10-20 K years ago we got good enough at it that we started wiping out other species but it was slow, we barely noticed and it seemed unimportant. An island with a bunch of animals that were easy to slaughter seemed like winning a prize. We barely noticed the negatives until 2-3 hundred years ago. Over my lifetime (born 1960) problems continue but some progress has been amazing! The Great Lakes! Wolves! Eagles! American Buffalo! Many others. Look on google earth at NW China!

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

    Technically humans are a type of animal. Plus, if it’s wildlife waste, no issues there. It’s the amount of c**p from our pets that’s adding to the destruction of our planet. Meat eating animals s**t is more likely to harbour disease than those that don’t. Wildlife waste is an important part of balancing out the ecosystem. Seeds are spread this way, which allows new plants to grow easily.

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    #34

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "Apostrophes in plural words."

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    lisa_l_ross58
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, as well as misuse of pronouns.

    Lisa Ross
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and incorrect use of pronouns

    Dav Carro-Ripalda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, no! I have been doing that on words with no logical plural, like IP's or VPN's. But It is not my main language, so I assume I am excused...🥲

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

    No apostrophes in plural words; apostrophes in possessive words (except its).

    Cougar Allen
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except for possessive pronouns: his hers its theirs ours. But the contraction of "it is" does have an apostrophe. Another Helpful Hint from The Grammar Disciplinarian

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    #35

    Stahlflittchen wrote: "The warning on my dad's old motorcycle saying "This is a motorcycle and only to be used as such."" Philip_De_Bowl replied: "I used mine as a ram once and it was pretty ineffective. It only left a small bump on the guys cars, but it totaled me and my bike."

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

    note to self, motorcycles make bad battering ram.

    Duncan Rogers
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone married to someone in the insurance industry I hear this quote a lot! "There are 2 kinds of motorcyclists...Ones that have been in an accident and ones that WILL BE in an accident."

    #36

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "Modern Politics. If we were smarter there would be a better collective decision making process."

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

    Didn't Churchill say that democracy is the worst form of government... except for all the other forms?

    crowspectre 2.0 (he/they)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Governments generally suck because politicians generally suck. Every single person of voting age should get a vote in a decision unless said decision is urgent.

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    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's been like this for over a millennia. It's not just modern politics.

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    #37

    "Instructions on the back of shampoo bottles."

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

    You know how it says "lather, rinse, repeat"? If you ACTUALLY followed those instructions, then you would use an *entire bottle* every time you showered. I'm somewhat surprised they haven't been sued by some idiot for that lol

    Jon Lee
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The repeat was added to make people use more shampoo and increase sales. No other reason.

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    Jeff Gabrisl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But can I still drink the conditioner? I didn't the instructions on that bottle

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lather using the three drops recommended-How does that empty the bottle?

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    #38

    purpleflyingcow1 wrote: "Global warming." sybrwookie replied: "I mean, it doesn't exist because humans are dumb. It exists because we didn't know what we were doing in the Industrial Revolution. It thrives because humans are dumb."

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    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would look into how much money this actually generates on a yearly basis and you may get an answer that tests your belief.

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

    So Exxon knowing about this is nothing important and covered it up?

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, in a way science proves that the earth does have cycles of warming and cooling. We just made it worse!

    #39

    "I used to love working on Health & Safety, it's almost a nature documentary on how little people think before something messes up."

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    Paulo Freitas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For sure. I took a course in health and safety.... It f*****g left me paranoid, EVERY F*****G THING IS A HAZZARD deppending of how stupid the user is.

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

    Breathing will kill you. It is very possible. Even looking at Bored Panda may kill you . . .

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

    Every time I read a caution label on something that contains a warning about an activity that never even occurred to me (like, "don't ingest tide pods", "don't use Comet Cleanser in your eyes"), I think, "that means in the past someone's tried it and now the company has to cover their a*s". It's incredible that companies have to do things like put warnings not to ingest cleanser or put glue on your skin- the people who invented the product probably assumed it would be used with a modicum of common sense. Never overestimate the intelligence of the public.

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    #40

    "The word "AMBULANCE" written in reverse on an ambulance. for those people that don't realize that the huge vehicle behind them, with the flashing lights and siren is, in fact, an ambulance."

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

    the reverse writing is for the rearview mirror

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

    hence the second bit, "the huge vehicle behind them" refers that to the fact that they see it in the rearview mirror (i think)

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    Paulo Freitas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its might also be a fire truck, an riot Police interventivon van, a tow truck etc, thevfact it hás ambulance written at the front is to remember drivers to get out of the way.

    Peter H
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But if a fire truck, or police van is behind you with their lights and sirens on, you're supposed to get out of their way, too.

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    WindySwede
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They don't always have lights/siren on? And why [show] not clearly visible, [so it's easy to read for all]? Edit [ ]

    Jill Bussey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they are not on blues and twos, why would you need to give way to them?

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    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's that close with the lights on,Why haven't you pulled over dirtbag!

    #41

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "The "Do not eat" label on silica packets."

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

    I had a classmates in third grade who found one in a package of seaweed and thought you were supposed to sprinkle it on and then eat it. Yes, it did have a do not eat label, and yes, she knew how to read.

    I love my golden retriever
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes kids/teens see “do not eat” as a challenge it seems

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

    I've heard before that they're edible. Because they're included in food packages in the US they probably have to be. But they're a choking hazard. Which is why they have the label.

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

    Hey, I just got a new laptop and....chiclets!

    crowspectre 2.0 (he/they)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah this makes sense. 8 year old me would definitely have thought it was seasoning

    LeeAnne B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet.. I really am tempted sometimes. This is a judgement-free zone though, right?

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

    Wasn't there someone that did eat this to prove it was ok? Well, don't do it either way through.

    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know but I can tell you that when my friend ate it as a kid, poison control told her babysitter not to worry and just make sure she doesn't eat more of them.

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    CBolt
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But that just makes you want to know what it tastes like.

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    #42

    "The lottery."

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    Jeff Gabrisl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are you mocking my retirement plan?

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    #43

    "About half of what a hospital does. Of course the side that deals with sickness isn’t there because we’re dumb, but the part that deals with glass bottles being stuck inside anuses is there because we’re dumb."

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    indiecognition
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait...the hospital can help with that sort of thing? I thought I'd be stuck with buttweiser forever!

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

    What about the 80-ish yr. old man who just had a WW II 8-inch long mortar shell removed? They evacuated the hospital.

    Rinso the Red
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had a wife in EMS. Don't bother lying, they all know how it got there.

    #44

    "Cults."

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    crowspectre 2.0 (he/they)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Less stupid people and more people in really bad places mentally. Cults prey on people who are going through hard times and need something to rely on

    Georgia Ireland
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. A bit over twenty years ago, I was part of a cult. It was great till it wasn't, and then I managed to get myself excommunicated.😁😁

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    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You could be a really intelligent and logical thinking person but if you encounter a smooth enough talker, your intelligence and reasoning are the tools they use to get you.

    Lisa Ross
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Religion causes many problems in the world, not just cults.

    #45

    "Lets see: "dont stop on the tracks", "contents are hot", "straw paper can go in your eye". The list goes on and on!"

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

    *examines straw paper* So that was the purpose?

    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never seen the last one. I have however shot a few off the end of my straw into some eyes before. All involved were uninjured.

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    #46

    "All of IT jobs. As a programmer who's done some IT work before, I can safely tell you that 90% of the job is googling how other people solved the problem."

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    Dumpster Fire
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone currently in IT, I can verify this. There are a few things you do from basically muscle memory, but I would say at least 80% of my job is just googling for ideas on how to fix certain problems. As my boss likes to say, "Yes, but you know WHAT to Google."

    Wondering Alice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IT jobs before Google were pretty much phone a friend. I worked briefly as a 'programer' in the 90's. What I actually did was turn up, work out what people wanted then phone around until someone else told me how to do it.

    Zaach
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like JCL programmers (yes, I am that old) seldom wrote their own job stream - they usually just modified some pieces to do what they wanted

    Hellcaste's Wife
    Community Member
    11 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in IT. Google Fu is an essential skill.

    CBolt
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once I was in a remote access session with a Microsoft IT rep & watched as she googled for the solution to my problem.

    Danish Susanne
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It doesn't sound dumb to me. Getting what help you can from others and giving them help is what society is all about.

    Dav Carro-Ripalda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Programmers: all the code can be found on the internet, already done. Or ask some smartass VR to write it for you. Whereas an IT guy mostly works on experience, gained with years of troubleshooting.

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

    SSHHhhh!! It's like "Fight Club" you aren't supposed to talk about it!

    #47

    Commenter No. 1 wrote: "Daylight saving time." GosutoOkami replied: "The idea of Daylight Savings Time itself was not stupid when it was created. However, since the many advancements in technology and crop growth/yield since it was implemented, it has become unnecessary."

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

    DST has always been stupid. Time changes have never impacted farming or crop growth. Plants don't care what time it is

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

    And it causes a lot of traffic accidents right after. I've always hated DST, most of the country/world does, why do we still freaking do it?

    Squirrelly Panda
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Farmers always hated time changes. It was meant to have factories and office use daylight instead of electricity. Would have been better to adjust clock in and out for affected jobs, not the time for everyone!

    Marty Sunderland
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Take a board and cut a piece off one end, then attach it to the other end to make it longer.

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

    No, Daylight Savings Time was always stupid. A study done before it was implemented and dozens of studies done since have shown it doesn’t save anything, including electricity.

    Maude Lin
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone told me about an Indian adage that I'm gonna mess up: Only the white man is so stupid that they believe they can cut the top of a blanket off and sew it to the bottom to get a longer blanket.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get the hate for it personally.

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With Countries in multiple time Zones this still needed for trains and their scheduling!

    #48

    "The Great Pacific garbage patch."

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

    Education, better living conditions and laws are probably a good start?

    Valerie G.
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just read the other day that cruise ships are the biggest culprits.

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    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More stringent sensors on ships preventing dumping of sewage rich water with serious regs about dumping anything at sea that is Not bio-degredeable!

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    #49

    "Religion."

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    Paulo Freitas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Religion, or faith more importantly can be a good thing, some Times i wish i had it ( not even kidding ), having faith can make life a bit better, like beliving that you're in the s**t right now, but God hás a Higher plan for you, is a lot better than knowing you're in the s**t right now, and well... Life's a b***h só f**k you.... Só yea religion and faith can be a good thing sometimes

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

    There is a huge divide between faith and dogma. I agree with you. I do not question the existence of a supreme universal intelligence, God. I question absolutely every personality trait and religious dogma attributed to God though. I have my reasons for my faith I also have my reasons to question the value of others beliefs about the nature of God, anyone trying absolutes like "This is a sin and sinners go to hell" is just creating a God in their own image imo.

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

    Stop. Bashing. Religion. Not all of it is bad and no matter where you look, there's going to be bad PEOPLE in any group.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, there are some doctrines withing religion that need to get with the times (most denomination I've attended do evolve in relation to progress in culture etc) but religion is the way people make sense of the world. It may not make sense to you, but it does to many, you don't get a say on what others believe, just like they shouldn't try and force you to follow the same they do.

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

    I don't think religion in itself is bad. But when humans start to interpret it in any way that helps them boss over others in any way... that's when religion gets bad. Imo.

    Liz Thomas
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My name means “a pledge to god” and I’m not religious 😭😭😭

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Faith is Good Religions not so-people do many good things because of faith,Only cause wars because of Religion!

    Lisa Ross
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK to believe but don't broadcast it to others or think that whatever you, personally, believe in is the only truth and everyone else goes to hell.

    Jacquie Carr
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love how people think we know a lot about the universe, lol. In 1992, a new shark was found - it belonged to a subset of sharks 400 million years old and the actual shark they found was 400 years old when tested yet we had no idea it existed. No-one can tell me that it's 100% fact that there's no higher power; we cannot possibly know that, we are nowhere near advanced enough to say that with credibility

    Danish Susanne
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What always surprises me is how illogical some "believers" can be. Like those that claim that people of another creed are worshipping another god than their own, while at the same time claiming that there is only one god. To me that means, it IS the same whatever name you use.

    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The more you study any with an unbiased eye, the more you can see that it's all the same whether pagan or monotheistic. Creator God or leader of a pack of gods. It's all the same

    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would be cool for an edit option but anyways, I just want to clarify that I was referring to the widely accepted religions. Not all religions.

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    #50

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "You know those labels on buckets with an upside down drowning baby? Yeah, probably had to start using those for a reason."

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

    Is there a story behind this? Would love to know.

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

    Yes! Babies (toddlers) lean over buckets to see what's in them. Lean too far, fall in head first. Due to the small size of the child they cannot get out. Due to the water in the bucket they cannot cry out for help. This horror has happened way too many times.

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    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A human, Baby or otherwise can drown in three inches of water. An adult can dump the bucket, the small baby head down in it can't !

    #51

    "Fake internet points?"

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    Beautys solace
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    one up vote for this comment, = 10 internet points !!

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

    And one downvote gives you +100 points! Totally! 😁

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    #52

    Commenter No. 1 wrote: “This is for external use only” Commenter No. 2 replied: "*puts Clorox container down*"

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    Valerie G.
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ah, trying the old cure for Covid from Trump I see.

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a certain toy I recently got had a list of things not to use as lubricant. hand cream, massage oil, soap, fair enough. but surely the list didn't NEED to include petrol and acetone

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

    Incredible that these warning labels need to exist.

    Wayne Gossman
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The problem with this warning, is that if needed, the word “external” may be to big of a word.

    #53

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "Warning signs next to large waterfalls, cliffs, any other potentially lethal terrain."

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    crowspectre 2.0 (he/they)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good if you have kids. Just a reminder to keep them away from the dangerous area.

    Danielle El-Menawy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Went to the Grand Canyon and watched a woman repeatedly ignore the warning signs to pose on a rock or something and have her kid take pictures of her😑

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are supposed to keep your kids out of danger Not the world around you!

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    #54

    "TV ads for water."

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    Jacquie Carr
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can't drink the tap water in my country so water ads are the same as any other product ad

    Sparkysheep
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed but tbf the way they CLEAN water is different. I'm allergic to sulfur so I can't drink Dasani because that's how they clean the water so there being different brands (and the info about them )helps . It literally burns going down btw..

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most water is bottled at the source-Some pristine looking city's water plant!

    Reviewer UK01
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK we've also had a long history of ads for tap water companies. Like "Severn Trent Water, we're the water people" age I never had as clue what was going on there. You don't have any choice about where to take your tap water from, so what's the advert for? Bizarre.

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    #55

    "Lawyers. Source: Am one."

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

    Just because I don't know all the paragraphs of the law, or know how they should be interpreted, or know the practice of all legal cases. There are alot. The things I understand and use, I understand that someone can interpret it some completely other way.

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    #56

    "Debt consolidation companies. First hand experience: I was desperate due to my own stupidly and got myself into too much credit card debt when I was in my early 20’s. Looking for an out I called a debt consolidation company. They told me to not pay my credit cards that I wanted to compile for months until they got sold to a lawyer. Well once I ruined my credit. They took all those loans and tried to settle payments. After they denied. I had to go to court for each card and settle with a one time payment thusly putting a judgement on my credit report. It wasn’t until I was 33 or so that I actually fully recovered from it. TL;DR: Pay your bills and never try to exceed what you can’t pay out of pocket, that way when you do have an emergency you can afford it easier by using credit."

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    Captain Awesome
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Paying cash instead of credit seems to be going away. Personally I only buy what I have cash for, and it's worked wonders for budgeting

    lisa_l_ross58
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't even have a credit card. I don't need one. If I can't pay for something now, I either save for it or forget about it.

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    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't overload yer A*s with debt stupid, especially High Interest Credit Cards!

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

    I use my credit card for most purchases and pay it completely off each month. I get cash back and a great credit rating in return. I know not all people can do that especially with the current economy.

    Wayne Gossman
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was young, anytime I used a credit card, I subtracted it in my checkbook like I had written a check. Then never went below zero and could always pay the card off!

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    #57

    "Flammable tags on underwear."

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    Captain Awesome
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a roommate once who went to light a fart and singed his underwear and butt hole.

    Stardust she/her
    Community Member
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t even want to know why

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

    I think it's because of how many people have died while smoking in bed or dressed for bed.

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

    Mine says Inflammable, yeah!

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

    For those burning loins

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well Put the tags on the package not the clothes!

    Dav Carro-Ripalda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People might set fire to their farts, and disappear in a great ball of flames

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    #58

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "Pyramid schemes, spam email, and pool gates."

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

    Ask any parent who has lost a child due to drowning in a pool if pool gates(fences) are dumb. Says a lot about you.

    Crissy Newbury
    Community Member
    Premium
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in the south of France. Pools (or your entire property) have to be fenced by law. Otherwise stray dogs, deer, the neighbours’ kids could all wind up inside. Kids drown and dogs and deer can also wreck your pool trying to get out.

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

    Uh, pool gates are necessary. Too many kids drowned by toddling, falling, or jumping into an unattended pool.

    Cydney Golden
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How are pool gates dumb?? Clearly not written by a parent of small children.

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pool Gates-prevent Drownings and Lawsuits!

    #59

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "Password strength checks."

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    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Follow the suggestions for them, Eight letters and two numbers say,-is that so hard?

    #60

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "Pugs and bulldogs."

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

    Not "dumb"? just for people who values accessories over well being of animals? Not applicable for those who adopts a dog from a shelter or similar though.

    Rita Benkő
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But brachycephalic dogs exist only bc people are dumb and breed brachycephalic dogs. The title suggests a list of things that only exist bc people are dumb.

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    Crissy Newbury
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American Bullies, pit bulls and all brachycephalic dogs(and cats). Tail and ear docking. Some people have no idea what a Doberman actually looks like.

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as a British woman in her 40s, that actually grew up with one, it was only a few years ago I realised Scooby Doo was MEANT to be a Great Dane.

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    Sheena Leversedge Wood
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel so sad for brachycephalic breeds. dogs should have a snout, and eye sockets that fit an eyeball. I don't think health impacting deformities are cute.

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pugs and Bulldogs-Poor things Being bred with shorter faces.Don't they have a right to breather without difficulty?

    mindblank
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. I love bulldogs and do not think they are dumb. You however, are very dumb

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    #61

    "Do not inject Lysol"

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    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen ppl drink this to get f'd up. They said it worked? F'n clowns.

    CBolt
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you for bringing up that ignorant person's name. I can't remember if he said to drink it or to spray yourself with it - equally stupid, but consider the source - and likely resulted in his cultish followers not getting the vaccines.

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    #62

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "The companies that get you out of timeshares."

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    #63

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "Don’t know what it’s called but at the gas pumps the mechanism connected from the pump to the hose unlocks when people forget to place the nozzle back and drive off."

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    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If by some chance I'm dumb enough to drive off with it still in my tank, I'd rather it disconnect and not blow up. Kinda weird this would be considered dumb.

    sdorph
    Community Member
    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're not saying the disconnectors are dumb, they're saying they exist because people are dumb

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    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called a Quick disconnect pressure valve!

    #64

    "Laws made to prevent marrying immediate relatives."

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    Liz Thomas
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shweeet hooooome abalmba *doodle dee doodle dee do* 🤠

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    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's only cool when certain royal families do it I suppose.

    CBolt
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except for the insanity, hemophilia, & chinlessness.

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    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anti Incest laws. Good Laws.Except when the couple doesn't know they are relatives-Then we pray!

    CBolt
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on what you, or the state, mean by "immediate." The liturgical churches generally have defined the "bounds of consanguinity ( having blood in common)" to delineate who can or can't be married in the Church. Outside that, you can still have, thru no doing of your own, an Uncle Daddy or Aunt Sister.

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    #65

    "Stay at home protests."

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

    Had to goodle, thought the protest was at home first...

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

    Er - Protist is at home. Would you like me to put them on the phone?

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    #66

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "Ctrl z. Perhaps not necessarily because we are dumb, but we make mistakes."

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

    Or just try something out? And it's just "happy little accidents" anyway :)

    #67

    "Government, specifically Monarchs."

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    Thomas Bentley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why specifically monarchs? I would personally prefer someone whose entire life is dedicated to keeping a single entity alive as long as possible, then train their replacement to be just like them with diplomacy and battle tactics, just in case. When you look at the past few UK governments, monarchs don't seem such a bad idea.

    Cydney Golden
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And now USA will have one. yippee.

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    especially monarchy. there IS no magic gold hat gene that makes people better and more important than anyone else. just MONEY. they're not better or more special than anyone else. just richer.

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

    the monarch butterfly is not a government! (Joking)

    #68

    "Safety lids on medication."

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    Maura Aldrich
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't dumb. Lots of children died before this was enacted.

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

    This idea that child caps are dumb is so dumb!

    Deborah Rubin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Adults should know better than to leave meds where kids can get at them.

    Crissy Newbury
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have severe arthritis in my hands. I have to ask my grandson to get the lid off my specific pain medication. It’s a no win situation.

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

    Mine have reversible tops. One side is child proof and the other side is wider for older people to open easier. I like that design.

    Cydney Golden
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can see the purpose if you have small kids in the house, but when you get to be old it sucks.

    Gary Geracci
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But, Pharmacies should be able to do this, easy off lids for seniors, If they can prove they have a lock box to keep others especially children out! And sell them the Lock Boxes if they don't

    Lisa Ross
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can ask your pharmacist for a regular lid.

    Charlie Haase
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone's never heard of the Tylenol murders.

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    #69

    "School."

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    crowspectre 2.0 (he/they)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dumb and young aren't synonyms. School is to educate people who could not know what schools will teach them purely because they're too young to know everything

    Silvermidnight
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    3 years ago

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    But it's painful when your teacher embarrasses you in front of the whole class. This is the main reason why kids hate school (and of course, homework. That's logic).

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

    Why is school dumb? How else are young people going to learn all that they need to know in order to get along in a computer-driven society?

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

    Prefer that over homeschool

    Cydney Golden
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I really want doctors, mechanics, etc. who learned by watching YouTube.

    Gary Geracci
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Schools don't necessarily teach reedin,rytten and rithmetic now though.

    mindblank
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    School is dumb, especially because the system fails us now because the world has deprogressed. We need teachers to teach, not share their political views on the world or any c**p like that.

    Bark Mart
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MkwM24JwRWw

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    #70

    People Share Things That Exist Only Because People Are Dumb "The meat and dairy industry."

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    Jeff Gabrisl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell me you don't know anything about human agricultural history without saying you don't know anything, and you're a vegan

    Thomas Bentley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    milk is murder, or alternatively, sheep should not be sheared. yes we breed them to produce wool faster than it falls off, but now there are a few to many sheep to fix that, so we keep them alive as long as possible.

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

    Why are the meat and dairy industries dumb?

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

    I'm thinking some people are not thinking - or are just confused as to what dumb means. Dumb has nothing to do with whether you agree with something or whether it fits your beliefs system or not.

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

    Milk and eggs are very inexpensive given their robust nutritional content (protein, calcium, vitamin A and D, etc). Historically, childhood development and adult health would be much worse if it were not for these products. Alternatives could suffice, but would make life more difficult for a great portion of society. I worry about environmental impacts and animal cruelty (problems we should work on and can be solved). I'm a proponent of cultured meat and I hope we get there in the future, but this comment is inane.

    socialmedianamehere1
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is cultured meat? "I'd like my chicken to have an understanding of manners and languages, please"

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    Deborah Rubin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eat grass all you want, leave me alone. No preaching. No 'educating.' I'm not forcing meat down your throat, even verbally. Even though humans evolved as omnivores, not vegetarians.

    socialmedianamehere1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not all of us are vegan and vegetarian regardless how trendy it seems to be these days.

    Gary Geracci
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vegans don't realize, Science HAS proven plants communicate to protect themselves,Therefore they are Semi-Sentient-Take that Vegans!

    Person
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a vegan and this angers me because vegans should just live their life in peace like yes people are hurting animals but you don't need to go aggro on every single non-vegan there are lots of non-vegans against animal cruelty.

    Lisa Ross
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have no right to take the lives of other animals. This applies to the dairy industry as well

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

    what was the first person to milk a cow even trying to do?🤨

    Crissy Newbury
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    2 years ago

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    100% It’s cruel, unhealthy and totally UNNECESSARY. To hell with human agriculture. It’s called EVOLUTION.

    Kalikima
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is milking a cow cruel? Doesn't it actually hurt them to not be milked? And even if it didn't, it's still not cruel to milk them, it doesn't hurt them..

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