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Some say that rules are meant to be broken, and so broken they will be, be it traffic regulations or the dos and don'ts of playing Uno.

These are just a couple of examples of rules that some people break regularly. And while the reasons for doing that might differ with each person, some do it simply because they fundamentally disagree with them.

Members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community recently shared what rules they refuse to follow, because of said reason, after redditor ‘RGDJR’ started a thread about it. Covering everything from orders and regulations to expectations and social norms, netizens assembled quite an extensive list of rules that, in their opinion, should be broken, so scroll down to find them, and see if you agree with any of them.

Below you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with the person who started the thread, user RGDJR, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions.

#1

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) “Breakfast foods.” Ive had coworkers walk in on me eating steak and mashed potatoes with asparagus at 7 AM for breakfast. When questioned I always respond “I don’t subscribe to societal norms of proper meal time foods”

Edit: I woke up to a ton of people agreeing with me so it’s clear ive been chosen as the leader of the rebellion. We march on Kellog’s headquarters at dawn

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Brenda
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree. I'm not a big breakfast food person. I usually eat leftovers from the fridge 😋

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    #2

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Automatic respect because someone is elderly.
    They get common courtesy, but everyone has to earn respect/authority before they can start bossing people around.

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    Brenda
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe you show respect to everyone until they show me they don't deserve it. Sometimes it happens within minutes of meeting people. You get what you give. And that includes how you treat others, not just me.

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    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) My state says I'm not allowed to provide alcohol to my own children until they are 21.

    I will not let them be carted off to a bar on their 21st birthday unless they are already very familiar with alcohol and how different ABV% affects their bodies. I do not care what the law says, their first drink will come from me in the safety of their own home.

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    XenoMurph
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter is 16, when we go for dinner I buy her a beer, or wine. Which she openly drinks because that's legal in UK. She loves Baileys also. She tends not to have a second because she doesn't like the way she feels.

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    In a recent interview with Bored Panda, u/RGDJR shared that the thing that encouraged him to ask this particular question was a rule that he himself breaks on the regular. “I had just returned from some travel with a colleague and found that she and I differ on the need to put your phone into airplane mode before takeoff,” he said.

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    “She obeys this rule religiously. I, on the other hand, have never put my phone into airplane mode. My position is: if it's actually important, the airline wouldn't just ask people to do it, you'd need to show the flight attendant proof… or your phone would automatically switch to airplane mode when it sensed that you were moving at a certain speed. In any case, I don't buy that it's actually necessary. And it was this debate with my colleague that inspired the question. I was curious what other rules people break willingly.”

    #4

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Tipping everywhere. Not exactly a rule but I ain't gonna tip where I haven't received an actual service where someone has to go out of their way to do something for me. I don't care if I get mean looks for it.

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    BoredPossum
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not this again. US and Europe have very different tipping cultures and we will only get into a fight over this.

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    #5

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Account sharing. I bought the game, service, movie, etc, I get to decide who uses it

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    Nitka Tsar
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What family would not do that? I am not going to buy my son the exact same game I have, just so he can play! What?

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    The OP admitted that the volume of answers from the redditors caught him off guard; what surprised him even more was how many of them he agreed with.

    “In fact, the top response is one that I'm aligned on wholeheartedly,” he said. “The idea that people shouldn't discuss their salary with each other is bulls**t. Talking salary helps to ensure pay equity. I have a team of people who work for me and I would never dissuade them from talking about what they make.”

    #6

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) YouTube TOS says I can't block ads. The day they can stop me is the day I stop watching Youtube.

    Edit: 8000 upvotes and yet there's a lot of copium in this thread over me still blocking ads.

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    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I *actually* use my turn signal/blinker.

    I eat cookie dough and I eat Nutella with a spoon

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    #8

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Jaywalking. If the street is obviously clear, I'm not going to wait for nothing.

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    Ace
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    4 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Different rules and expectations in different countries. Germans in particular are very keen on everyone waiting for the man to turn green before crossing, even if they ca see hundreds of metres in each direction that there's no road traffic. I don't follow suit and get some funny looks whenever I'm there.

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    “Pirating content is also an answer that struck a chord with me,” the redditor continued. “I make every effort to buy media. But if the world won't sell it to me, I'll take to the seas. I also thought there was some great advice on getting scientific papers from the authors as opposed to paying for them.”

    #9

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Rules about pirating content that I am geographically restricted from streaming legally.

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    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) If i find cash on the ground i'm not going to give it to the authorities

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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I see who dropped it I will return it to them, or if it's a whole wallet with id cards I'll hand it in. But just loose cash on the ground, nah.

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    #11

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Not expressing emotions to appear “strong/tough”. I had a hard year last year and I couldn’t hold it in and opened up with 3 coworkers I trusted. We have since then developed a very strong friendship and even since we all left out last company, we became really close friends.
    If more people normalized mental illness the world would be a much better place.

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    Despite agreeing with fellow netizens that some rules are meant to be broken—in some cases, regularly—the OP told Bored Panda that he absolutely believes that rules are necessary for people.

    “Rules often exist for a very good reason. They help ensure a (generally) peaceful society. They deter criminal behavior that might endanger us. They guarantee that my football team is going to move 15 yards up the field if the opposing team is rough on our quarterback. That said, I don't believe that all rules are entirely necessary. And as this post proved, a sizable population of redditors would agree.”

    #12

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Making the bed. Why would I make my bed all neat if I'm just going to mess it up again at the soonest opportunity? As long as nothing is sliding off the bed then it's fine.

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    Susie Elle
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's better to not immediately make your bed so your mattress and blankets can air out.

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    #13

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) My employees dont pay for food on my shifts. we dont pay them a living wage, i’m not about to make them pay for a meal for themselves after theyve given me 8-9 hours of their day.

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    #14

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Separating laundry by colors, I just throw everything in together

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    Ace
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No need to do that with 99% of modern fabrics, but take care with new garments, particularly deep reds, as some may still not be colour-fast at least for the first few washes. Dark blue jeans as well.

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    #15

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) "Do not discuss salary with colleagues or people outside this company." - F**k that.

    Edit: Phew!

    To be clear, I am not part of the US and not really part of the EU. The act of discussing pay is not legally protected here. It may be in the future though...

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    Nimitz
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work in the video games industry and we're open about salaries, but people freak out if you start talking about unionization. Legally we're allowed to say anything except directly tell people they should sign up for a card. But people act like it's taboo cause they're afraid of consequences from leadership

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    #16

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I refuse to use Starbucks sizes and say small, medium, or large.

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    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I'm so tired of the "subscription" world we live in now. I basically just pirate everything. I used to still buy the discs. But many movies don't get released in UHD, so what's the point of even looking.

    I don't want to stream compressed 4k. And I certainly don't want to worry about whether or not the company pulls the movie from their service or just stops it altogether.

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    BoredPossum
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where I live, you can still buy blueray and not pay a monthly fee for c**p shows.

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    #18

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) There is an outlet mall near us that has designated spaces painted with pink ribbons that are for breast cancer survivors. The spaces are always empty. I am a 2x ovarian cancer survivor. I use the spaces as needed.

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    CanadianDimes
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That seems really weird. If you survived any cancer and are healthy, why would you need a special parking space? This seems more like PR and lip service to breast cancer awareness than it does practical or meaningful

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    #19

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Do socks really need to match, or is this just a bill of goods sold to us by Big Laundry?

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    Jeremy James
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I met a girl in a bar. She said, you know you're wearing two different colored socks. I said, yeah, but to me they're the same because I go by THICKNESS." --Steven Wright

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    #20

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Dress codes. Dress codes tend to be more restrictive for females than males (don’t tempt him with your exposed clavicles, ladies). Many of them are also racist. And they have absolutely nothing to do with someone’s standards or ability to perform duties, whether it be a job, a school, or even a restaurant.

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    Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like the two ladies beach volleyball teams that were fined for refusing to wear the ladies gear and instead wore what the men wear.

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    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) The rule against ending a sentence with a preposition. That is one rule, up with which I will not put.

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    Verena
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grammar rules enables others to avoud misunderstandings AND learn a foreign language. You would not understand my English if I applied the grammar rules of my mothet tongue. That having said, it is very confusing that "they" is not solely plural anymore. I give up on quit ea lot of texts, because it is impossible to figure out how many people there are. You do you with your language, but for me "they" is more than 1.

    Aroace tiger (she/they/he)
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They has been able to be singular before singular "the". Shakespeare was around to use singular they.

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    Papa
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember an old joke about a country girl who moved to the big city. She struck up a conversation with a casual acquaintance, and asked "Where are you from?" The other woman stuck her nose up in the air and replied "I come from a place where we don't end our sentences with a preposition." The country girl said "Oh, excuse me. I meant where are you from, b***h."

    Ace
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like most grammar 'rules', its enforcement was always the preserve of fuddy-duddy old pedants. Clarity and readability have always been acknowledged as trumping the rules, if it makes a sentence easier to read ,then just go with it.

    Jeremy James
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had an English teacher who was pretentious about this rule, but she would always screw it up. For example, she would say, "That was a thing about which I didn't know about."

    Tom Brincefield
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was started by people who wanted to improve English by having it follow the rules of Latin. Ignoring the fact that, while English is full of words borrowed from many Romance languages, it is in fact a Germanic language,with different rules.

    Toothless Feline
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of these Latinate grammar rules are literally impossible to violate in proper Latin. You can’t meaningfully end a sentence in Latin with a preposition because the language’s structure doesn’t allow it. You can’t split an infinitive in Latin because it’s a single word (a trait that remains in modern Romance languages). And so on. The imposition of these Latin rules dates back at least to the 19th century, and like many other customs of that era, should have stayed there.

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    Michael Largey
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This rule - and the prohibition against splitting an infinitive - come from a time when people thought that formal English should resemble the structure of Latin as much as possible.

    Wendy Herman
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I studied my buns off but barely scored a C in Latin, back in college. All I can remember now is the poem that was carved into my desk by a previous student in that class, who apparently struggled, too... "Latin is a dead language. it came across the sea. It killed off all the Romans. And now it's killing me!" 😅

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    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's usually just too awkward. If I can work it out so it sounds okay, I will, but otherwise, no.

    Matthew Savestheworld
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That rule has now been more or less "officially" cancelled anyway. I think one of the big dictionary people did something semi official last year. I could go look it up, but I used all my energy typing this.

    Paulsible deniability
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always end a sentence with a preposition. With a preposition. A preposition. Preposition.

    Dirk Daring
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whenever anyone corrects me about the preposition rule, my response is "About that rule, what for which, onto are you holding?" Even Strunk & White says it's OK.

    keyboardtek
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People break grammar rules everywhere. It is how language evolves. I am a jazz pianist. There are many music theory rules that jazz musicians regularly breaks. It pushes the enevelope and moves the evolution of something forward.

    Tanya Phillips
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Prepositions at the end are fine. Scholars wanted English to be more like Latin, which it isn't. 🙄

    Faith Jacobs
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    4 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    >sigh< I see the joke/irony, but the commenter did put up with it, though. 😕😥 "Put" is a verb, not a preopsition...and that is something I will have to put up WITH.

    MandyMolaFizzyCola
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an editor, I take this "rule" with a grain of salt. It's mostly there to avoid redundancy (e.g., asking "Where's the party at?" when you can/should just ask "Where's the party?").

    Toothless Feline
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The thing that annoys me the most about this bogus “rule” is that the words in question are being treated as though they are always independent prepositions. They’re not. In the oft-quoted example above, “put up with” is not the verb “put” paired with two prepositions. It’s a complete verb phrase by itself, with meaning that is distinct from “put” alone. You cannot determine the meaning of “put up with” by knowing only the meanings of the individual component words. This becomes clear when you try to define “put up with”. The most succinct definition is “tolerate”, a single-word verb that takes a direct object and thereby does not take a preposition.

    P R
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That rule about an ending proposition is outdated. Modern English sources declare this.

    J.D.
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same! It's my language and I'll do with it as I please.

    Barbara Potter Pinto
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I will not put up with that rule" is a statement. What you said is sillyness. :)

    Tom De Paul
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But I HATE, "Where are you at?" What's wrong with the simpler, "Where are you?"

    Robert Bailey
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good for you. That's a rule in Latin, not English and never was.

    Robert Bailey
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No need to put up with it. That's a rule in Latin, not English.

    Slapdash1
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    4 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a bogus rule invented by a particular author of a popular style manual. There isn't anything in the actual rules of English grammar to forbid this. Same with the split infinitves.

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    #22

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) There is no difference between being at work at 8am and 8:10am. Especially when it’s not shift work and there’s no one waiting for you to arrive so they can leave. In every job I’ve had they always gripe about being right on time at 8am and then you have hovering managers looking at the door to see who’s late at 8:02am. I am always at work but I will not be there at 8am on the dot for the next 25+ years of my life. It makes no difference

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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. Luckily, I have flexible hours, so I can basically start whenever I want to as long as I do 8 hours a day (which is also stupid because I don't need 8 hours nor am I able to focus for 8 hours, but as per contract)

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    #23

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Ages on car seats. I think a kid’s age has zero relation and all car seat requirements should be based on weight alone.

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    Brenda
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandson is not quite 3 & weighs close to 40 pounds. Granddaughter is 19 months and weighs 33 pounds. Neither are overweight, both in the 95th percentile. By age, granddaughter should be seated facing backwards, but she's too big. They're both very tall and big for their ages, and pediatrician says very healthy. You have to go by weight and height.

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    #24

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I wear socks and sandals. The people complaining are annoyingly ridiculous. I’m not gonna show my hairy feet if I don’t want to and I can’t stand the feeling/sound of sweaty feet on sandals.

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    Brenda
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have CIPN (chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy). I wear socks and slippers 24/7. Anything touching my feet causes pain. The socks protect my feet.

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    #25

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Lying on your resume. I’m not talking about completely lying that you worked at Google for 2 years when you didn’t. That’s a little much.

    But in reality i have gaps between many jobs, due to either unemployment or just needing a damn break between jobs. but on my resume i have consecutively been employed with no gaps my entire career. I feel like recruiters see gaps as a red flag, and sometimes your resume doesn’t make it far enough to even explain the gaps, even if they’re completely harmless gaps.

    In regard to background checks for new jobs I’ve personally still passed all of mine with no issues. To my knowledge the agency conducting the background checks can only verify information you give them yourself (not the employer). So I simply don’t provide exact dates, just the year I worked at whatever place. Of course this could backfire, but so far so good over here

    Edit: I fundamentally disagree with it because employers lie about the job description all the time. What you actually end up doing rarely matches what they pitch you.

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    BoredPossum
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't put months either, especially if it was several years ago. It's old news.

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    #26

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) No putting your elbows on the table. It's a silly rule that was based on the idea of "if you have room to put your elbows on the table, it implies your host didn't provide enough food." We make bigger tables now. And most of the time I'm the one who is buying the food in question.

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    Ace
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Complete;y fallacious explanation, that's not the reason for the 'rule' at all. It comes more from the concept that if you do so you're hogging the table space and blocking yourself off from your table neighbours.

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    #27

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I'm conscious of the speed limit, but typically follow the speed of traffic first. So if traffic is going faster than the speed limit, I'm going to go faster to keep pace with everyone else.

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    DC
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let the judging begin! Likely, this refers to some 5 km/h over or so ... likely, the comments will assume it's like doing 200 in a 30 during a snowstorm in front of a school at half past one, drunk and rolling a cigarette on the wheel, with a disabled Grandma tied to the roof.

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    #28

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) The rule that you cannot place a +2 on a +2 in UNO I am always going to break that rule no matter what anyone says

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    justagirl
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never heard that rule in my life. If I plus you, then I will plus you, and HARD.

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    #29

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I refuse to spell out YMCA with my arms when that song comes on.

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    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Not a rule but i refuse to fill out opinion surveys for service or something i bought. If you want me to provide you with optimization information for your business, i need something in return.

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    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Speeding on the interstate. Get out of the left lane!

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    Joseph Dixon
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is common sense, which is why people don't obey this rule of the road.

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    #32

    I tip the minimum amount at restaurants.

    Places nowadays want a minimum 25% tip and I will do 15% every time. You don’t get to tell me how generous I have to be. And in case everyone forgot, tips are OPTIONAL.

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    Kathy Richardson
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't tip by percentage, I tip by level of service. If service was poor, I tip less. If service was great, I tip more. I always take into account if the server is really busy, if they are new, etc.... I have never not tipped but it is MY choice how much to leave, not some random whoever that decided we should all tip this. I rarely eat out anymore because I am so disgusted that this is the 21st century and restaurants can still get by with paying their help less than $3.00 an hour.

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    #33

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Don’t date where you work.

    You spend nearly a third of your waking hours at work. You learn about the people you work with over weeks, months, years, and have a much better idea of compatibility than with a random club or dating app meetup.

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    Lewis KR
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think the norm of not dating at work is about this. It's to prevent super awkward post break up situations and ij some instances to stop nepotism and inappropriate collusion between departments in a business

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    #34

    Taking slightly longer breaks at work. Two 10min breaks and a 20min lunch on a 10hr shift. Nah

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    Jeremy James
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to work at a DG store so close to my house that you could holler and I'd hear you from my porch. They tried to tell me that, as the only key-holder, I wasn't allowed to leave the premises on my mandatory unpaid breaks. Nah, I'm going home to kick off my shoes and play with my dogs. Holler if you need me.

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    #35

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I ignore margins in notebooks and write over them. Why waste space? I use the whole page.

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    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) In 1950s New Zealand they used to have six o’clock closing for all the bars by law. My dad was barely of drinking age but he used to line up with everyone else and hand over his cash while the publican sold flagons of beer over the back fence.

    He told me this story to teach me this axiom:

    “You don’t obey the *stupid* laws.”

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    Pieter LeGrande
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I grew up Sunday's were a no-no for serving alcohol. EXCEPT if you were travelling. So everyone would drive 40+ miles to a distant pub. Essentially you were encouraged to drink and drive.

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    Maybe not totally on point but if I have a device that breaks just out of warranty I will often buy a new one and just return the old one. I know two wrongs don’t make a right and it’s fraud but as far as I’m concerned selling me something that breaks within 1 year for the price of something that should last at least 5 years is legalized fraud so I’m just cheating them like they cheat me. 

    I do try and give the company a chance to honor their device regardless of the stated warranty but if not returned it goes.  

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    D. Pitbull
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you do this?? Oh... you... pretend the 'new device' you just bought broke? Wow... OP must be VERY careful with their stuff... doesn't show any signs of wear...?

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    #38

    City animal limits. YES if you can't take care of them they need to be removed, but in my city the limit is 4 cats/dogs total. Down the road in the next city it's 10 cats/dogs. 


    I have 8. It's b******t. It's my space and I'm taking good care of them, they dont roam. The only interaction with neighbors is if they see them in my window. 


    It really doesn't affect me much as most people around here ignore the rule too

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    PattyK
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think these rules are to prevent hoarding pets; hoarding can be deleterious to everyone’s health, the pets’, the owners’, and even the neighbors.

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    #39

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) 5 second rule. If it falls on the floor I just throw it out. That’s gross.

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    Susie Elle
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the floor and what it is. If I drop a piece of candy or whatever on my floor at home, I'm gonna pick it up and eat it. If it's outside on the sidewalk, the candy is for the streets

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    #40

    Sharing meds. My oldest and I had several of the same prescriptions and would use them interchangeably as needed between refills. It’s the same prescription. But I imagine some medical professionals would lose their minds.

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    Brenda
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as it's the same prescription and dosage, I see no problem with it.

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    #41

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Adding garlic and onion to the pan at the same time to soften. Do you want burnt garlic? Because that's how you get burnt garlic.

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    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I throw away the mail of the people who lived in my apartment before me rather than taking it to the post office every. Single. Day. If they wanted their mail, they would have filled out a change of address form.

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    Brenda
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will write No Longer At This Address for the first month or so. After that, it's trash. I've done the forwarding thing with the post office and had it take weeks to take effect, so I don't mind doing it for a little while

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    #43

    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) That you need to wait for other people to start eating, eat your food before it gets cold, I’ll just talk while I’m waiting

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    Ace
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A good restaurant will bring all the food at one time, although it may take a waiter a couple of trips to serve everyone. In such a case it's still considered rude in most places to start eating before everyone else just because your plate came first. In less formal settings, especially at a larger table where it's clear that it may be more than a minute or two waiting it would be common courtesy for someone else to say "Oh don't wait for us, don't let it go cold" before starting to eat.

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    #44

    Telling white lies to your SO is good.

    No. I'm not carrying the baggage of lies. I'm always kind, and I'm always honest. Don't want to know thing? You better not ask me.

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    Brenda
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Late husband and I agreed to never lie to each other. Don't ask if you don't want to know. In our almost 27 years together, I never once lied to him.

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    “What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Using knife and fork to cut your food. If the food it's soft enough, why I can't use my spoon?

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    #46

    I will occasionally eat a KitKat across, instead of finger by finger.

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    #47

    I wear mismatched socks 99% of the time.

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    Brenda
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That drives me nuts! Almost all my socks are exactly the same so I don't have to worry about matching them up. Did the same when my kids were little. Now, as adults, they wear whatever as long as they're clean

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    #48

    There is a roundabout intersection near me that also has stop signs. I refuse to stop at the stop signs as it defeats the purpose of a roundabout (assuming no other cars or pedestrians are present). The roundabout is near a small strip mall so not a ton of traffic

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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A stopsign before a roundabout completely and utterly annihilates its purpose x_x

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    #49

    Using a VPN when traveling to China.

    Technically it's illegal though many people, especially visitors from other countries could care less. And there's no way I'd play nice and obey that law and not be able to use Reddit and virtually every major US site and service when I'm there.

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    #50

    Wearing clothes.

    Ill be naked in my own home and in my own backyard as often as I want.

    If im on public land camping/hiking and don't expect to see anyone except the group of friends Im with? Im being comfortable and getting naked.

    If others want to wear clothes, more power to them. I prefer not to and don't like that its become a fairly general concern that someone being naked in public means they're up to no good.

    Go back 50 years and almost everywhere in the world casual nudity was much more normal and not the big crime north america seems to think it is recently.

    Naked bodies are one of the very few things that literally every one has!

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    Squirrel Chaser
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If someone decides to peek while I'm skinny dipping, I refuse to pay for their therapy.

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    #51

    I’ll start. I’ve never used airplane mode on a flight. I just don’t believe that if there was a risk, they’d leave it up to passengers to do it on their own.

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    BewilderedBanana
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe look into exactly why they ask to do that, and then make up your mind. You're not getting a connection up there anyway so what's the point?

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    #52

    Saying “bless you” after someone sneezes. I’m over it. Stfu

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    Brenda
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's just being polite. Nothing wrong with it, but you don't have to say it if you don't want to.

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    #53

    Paying for the trolley. Straight up, the entire world is better off if I bum a trolley ride than if I pay to fill my car with petroleum and join the rest of you in traffic.

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    Alexandra
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doing this means that, in the long run, the system will stop due to people like you or that other people will have to pick up your fare in order for the system to continue to exist. Either way, why don't you get a bicycle then?

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