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How often have you felt you’ve been observed by security when you left a store without buying anything? Let’s not even talk about the experience of purchasing a pregnancy test while NOT trying to conceive. These are just some of the awkward situations and things that feel illegal but aren’t that people face daily. And frankly, we’ve all been in weird situations where we felt like we shouldn’t be doing something, although there was, in fact, nothing wrong with it!

Hence, when someone on AskReddit asked, "What feels like a sin, but isn't?" thousands of people jumped on the thread to reveal the many odd and funny situations in which they felt they’d committed a vice, which, clearly, wasn't the case at all, ranging from things such as taking time off work, skipping a workout, and not leaving a tip to wearing Crocs in public. (Truthfully, the latter might be the 11th unwritten Commandment.)

Below, we've compiled some of the best answers from the thread, sharing things that feel illegal but aren't. Do you also feel the same about the examples left by the people? Let us know by giving them an upvote! Also, anything else you would like to add to the list featuring what feels illegal but isn't? Share your thoughts in the comments!

#3

Walking Out Of The Store, Without Buying Anything

Walking Out Of The Store, Without Buying Anything

Loud_Ad_61 , Hanson Lu Report

#4

Setting Boundaries Or Disconnecting With Family For Your Own Mental Peace

Setting Boundaries Or Disconnecting With Family For Your Own Mental Peace

meemnoon , Lucas Pezeta Report

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

Started doing it with some relatives recently...I can't be the "call him if you need help" anymore, especially when I have no one to go to if I need help.

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#5

Not Feeding The Doggie A Snack When He Is Sitting There Looking At You With Those Big Eyes

Not Feeding The Doggie A Snack When He Is Sitting There Looking At You With Those Big Eyes

mthomas1217 , Zen Chung Report

#6

Getting A Food Sample And Listening To The Person Talk About What’s In That Food And How They Made It And Then Not Buying The Product

Getting A Food Sample And Listening To The Person Talk About What’s In That Food And How They Made It And Then Not Buying The Product

jesshlolz , Shane Rounce Report

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

Just be nice. I always listen and make sure they know they're doing well. It's a sample, you don't have to buy the product. Just don't be rude or take more than allotted.

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#7

You Feel Like You Are Comitting A Sin When You Are Casually Walking And There Is Police Somewhere. Or Is That Just Me?

You Feel Like You Are Comitting A Sin When You Are Casually Walking And There Is Police Somewhere. Or Is That Just Me?

teaandbiscuits1 , Jacoby Clarke Report

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

I get nervous whenever I see police and I never have any reason to be. I guess it could be the lack of trust we have where I live.

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#10

Speaking Up For Yourself And Asking For Things

Speaking Up For Yourself And Asking For Things

monit12345 , RODNAE Productions Report

#11

Buying Something You Want Because You Want It, And Not Because It Is Required

Buying Something You Want Because You Want It, And Not Because It Is Required

taneth , Tirachard Kumtanom Report

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

Nop, i work, i get payed, i get payed its my money, its my money i buy WTF i want with 0% guilt, as long as my bills are payed and i owe nothing to anyone.... I buy what i want.

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#13

Taking Time Off Of Work, Doesn't Matter If It's A Medical Emergency Or For Vacation, I Always End Up Feeling Some Guilt Over It

Taking Time Off Of Work, Doesn't Matter If It's A Medical Emergency Or For Vacation, I Always End Up Feeling Some Guilt Over It

"Unless it's an assigned day off, seems to be the only exception. Even then, I'd I get called in I'll feel guilty if I reject the call in (sometimes I have to just that for my sanity)."

Crestego , Towfiqu barbhuiya Report

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

I think a lot of responsible people need to nope out of work if their body or mind tells them to (provided they can)

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#16

Saying To The Barber That You Don't Like Your Haircut

Saying To The Barber That You Don't Like Your Haircut

MatijaReddit_CG , Eye Speak Report

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James016
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When the barber asks, us brits just say it's fine , leave the barber shop and set fire to our own heads as the haircut is so awful

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#17

Not Playing With My Daughter Because I Am Tired

Not Playing With My Daughter Because I Am Tired

ciofu , Andrew Neel Report

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

Depending on their age.. My uncle used to give my cousin some markers and say 'draw me a new tattoo', then fall asleep while she drew on his back.

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#18

Being British And Not Saying "Sorry!" To Inanimate Objects When You Bump Into Them

Being British And Not Saying "Sorry!" To Inanimate Objects When You Bump Into Them

jollygood321 , Erik Mclean Report

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

I'm Canadian and I say sorry when I drop a butter** knife, sorry when I stub my toe, sorry when someone collides with me while I'm just standing here.... Lol

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#19

These Days, A Single Cough Or Sneeze

These Days, A Single Cough Or Sneeze

Jackpot09 , Edward Jenner Report

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

I'm sure I speak for many allergy sufferers when I say it feels like you have to say allergies or make a comment about allergies anytime you sneeze or cough. "Damn allergies" "just some post nasal" ect....

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

Also just because you cough on occasion doesn't mean you are sick or have covid. Also people will sneeze be sure of dust not allergies or colds.

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

The glares people give you!!! You'd think I caused a nuclear explosion, and now everyone knows they're going to die in 5 seconds... Even when I'm wearing a face mask when it happens (which, to me, is the equivalent of wearing a dirty diaper on my face) 🤣

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

I have learned if I hold my breath then I won't sneeze. I either do that or shove my nose so far into my shoulder as a silencer that I may suffocate myself in the process.

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#20

Eating Something Super Decadent Like Those 4826294 Calorie Fancy Donuts. Feels Like Gluttony Even Though It’s Just A Donut

Eating Something Super Decadent Like Those 4826294 Calorie Fancy Donuts. Feels Like Gluttony Even Though It’s Just A Donut

Wit-wat-4 , Nishant Aneja Report

#21

Defecating In Someone Else’s Bathroom

Defecating In Someone Else’s Bathroom

buckeyecarlweb , Christa Grover Report

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

I have a hard time with this unless it's someone I'm** very close with lol

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#22

Not Putting The Trolley Back At The Supermarket

Not Putting The Trolley Back At The Supermarket

thejesustrolley , ready made Report

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

You're a lazy dīck if you don't. A lazy flaccid useless dīck. Sorry unless you have a serious medical issue, it takes what, 30-60 seconds to return it. And you're a real scumbag if you leave carts in handicap spaces; people who need those spots already deal with enough c**p and don't need more.

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#23

Reaping The Rewards Of Your Hard Work While Your Relatives Are Still Struggling Because Of Their Bad Decisions

Reaping The Rewards Of Your Hard Work While Your Relatives Are Still Struggling Because Of Their Bad Decisions

"One of my cousins recently mocked us for having a 'lavish lifestyle' because we finally bought a modest home. Like he never knew all the hard work that my mom, my brothers, and I went through just to be where we are right now."

King-Krush , cottonbro studio Report

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

Dunno why would this be a sin, both my siblings are much better off than me, they work for it, i have 0 envy of them, by the contrary, Im actually proud of them.

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#24

Littering. I Never Do It And I Make Sure That I Don’t Do It, But The Thought Of Doing It Just Doesn’t Morally Feel Right

Littering. I Never Do It And I Make Sure That I Don’t Do It, But The Thought Of Doing It Just Doesn’t Morally Feel Right

Music_Phasic , Claudio Schwarz Report

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User# 6
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All litterers are selfish cu*ts that need to be permanently removed from society. There, I've said it.

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#25

Flushing The Toilet At Night

Flushing The Toilet At Night

S_H_O_U_T , Miriam Alonso Report

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

Please flush it. The next person to use it doesn't want to see that! 💩

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#26

Having An Independent Opinion Within A Group Of People Who All Think Exactly The Same Thing

Having An Independent Opinion Within A Group Of People Who All Think Exactly The Same Thing

"It's usually because they just agree with and copy each other until they all think alike. You are made to feel like you've committed a sin because you can think for yourself."

Scallywagstv2 , krakenimages Report

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Magical Carp God
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Color theory class in college, my professor Mr Stevens asks a question and I have a different answer than the rest of the class. He says let's discuss it and that was basically 40 people telling me I was wrong and why I was wrong. I refused to change my answer and it turns out I was correct. He complimented me on holding out under such heavy criticism.

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#27

Skipping My Daily Workout. It Doesn’t Matter The Reason, I Just Feel A Lot Of Guilt

Skipping My Daily Workout. It Doesn’t Matter The Reason, I Just Feel A Lot Of Guilt

MrZiecina , MART PRODUCTION Report

#28

Cleaning Your Ears With A Q-Tip

Cleaning Your Ears With A Q-Tip

Sci3ntus: "My ENT doc told me, 'Never put anything smaller than your elbow into your ear.” Pretty good advice I guess.'"

NeedMoreCoinz , Alexander Grey Report

#29

Eating A Cup Of Instant Noodle In The Midnight When I Can't Sleep Because Of That Little Hunger Inside Is Keeping Me Awake

Eating A Cup Of Instant Noodle In The Midnight When I Can't Sleep Because Of That Little Hunger Inside Is Keeping Me Awake

catastrophez , sq lim Report

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#30

Playing With Your Cat, Making Him Spin In Circles Until He Falls Over From Dizziness

Playing With Your Cat, Making Him Spin In Circles Until He Falls Over From Dizziness

PStorms , cottonbro studio Report

#31

Not Donating Money For A Good Cause

Not Donating Money For A Good Cause

ZexarZX , Liza Summer Report

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

At grocery stores, when they ask if you want to donate a dollar to X cause. I say no. And I donate money where I want on my own. Because the store is going to take the big tax write-off. I'd rather take it myself.

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#32

Not Having A Job

Not Having A Job

"To be more specific, not having a job that pays bi-weekly and working 40 hours a week of work. Like I’m making money in other ways that only require a bit of my time and I get paid well. Also just being unemployed in general."

Interesting_Horror93v , Kenny Eliason Report

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

After I was laid off a few years ago I was home for two years. Felt like absolute s****. I was 28 and home, had to sell my car, drop out of my grad program, everything. You'd think, hey you have the time to do everything...nope...you'd be depressed and lost and wondering what is happening. It's only "fun" when you have financial security and don't have to worry about bills etc.

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#33

I Know It’s Bad But Laughing When Someone Falls. I Do Sometimes Get The Giggles When I See It But I Try Not To Do It Out Loud

I Know It’s Bad But Laughing When Someone Falls. I Do Sometimes Get The Giggles When I See It But I Try Not To Do It Out Loud

Zolome1977 , Alexas_Fotos Report

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

Depends who falls, how they fall, and most importantly are they ok.

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#34

Eating Fast Food

Eating Fast Food

YellowB , Ashley Green Report

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

Not related to the post: We don't have them in the UK, but I've seen them on a few posts now, so I'm assuming they are a fairly big chain, but... Does anyone else think that 'In-n-out burger' is a REALLY bad name? For me it just conjures images of food poisoning.

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#36

Cheating In A Single Player Video Game

Cheating In A Single Player Video Game

Eternallydecent wrote: "I remember I did that when I first played Skyrim as I kept getting killed all the time, put on God mode as I was learning how to fight and how everything worked. Once I figured it out and turned it off I felt pretty bad afterward but then I was like, wait for a second, who cares?"

Glacial11 , Axville Report

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

Minecraft has some very useful cheats, like not lising your inventory when you die while going up against a dragon.

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#37

Sleeping In. Especially When You Have Kids

Sleeping In. Especially When You Have Kids

Bobusbroughtmehere wrote: "I feel this, and I don't even have kids. The day just feels wasted."

Professor_Quackers , Gregory Pappas Report

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

On my day off I almost always sleep in until lunchtime. I feel vaguely guilty about it but also like who cares I can do that if I want. At least I'm not out wasting money if I'm asleep, plus I have interesting dreams.

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#38

Using A Credit Card For A Very Small Purchase

Using A Credit Card For A Very Small Purchase

jesshlolz , naipo.de Report

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Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get that. Depending on the store. Credit companies charge the retailer for every credit card transaction. It’s a tiny fee but it adds up. That’s why a lot of gas stations and privately owned business don’t take credit cards under a certain dollar amount

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#39

Going Into A Shop 20 Minutes Before Close And Leaving Before They Close

Going Into A Shop 20 Minutes Before Close And Leaving Before They Close

IzzyScoutC , Clark Young Report

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

Hey, as long as you're out before closing time I'm sure the staff don't mind.

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#40

Eating Luxurious Food Once In A While. Because, You Know, Life Is Too Short To Be So Worried And All That

Eating Luxurious Food Once In A While. Because, You Know, Life Is Too Short To Be So Worried And All That

freetheshade , Rachel Claire Report

#42

A Super Long Hot Shower

A Super Long Hot Shower

TowerOfPowerWow , Hannah Xu Report

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

I definitely feel wasteful doing this, because I don't like wasting water. I will try to take quick showers throughout the week, and then maybe one nice somewhat longer hot shower on the weekend sometime.

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#43

Falling In Love With Your Friends Girlfriend After They Breakup!

Falling In Love With Your Friends Girlfriend After They Breakup!

heartscaredbroken , Aleksandr Popov Report

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

Dude, come on! You were already in love with her! And your friend probably knows it!

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#45

Eating A Pomegranate Naked In Your Bathtub

Eating A Pomegranate Naked In Your Bathtub

fermat 1432 replied: "Exactly! And no stains."

fermat1432 , Ali Karimiboroujeni Report

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

I feel like this is really specific...but you do you. Once you're having fun.

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#46

Drinking Drinks Straight Out Of The Bottle When You Know Someone Else Is Gonna Be Using The Bottle

Drinking Drinks Straight Out Of The Bottle When You Know Someone Else Is Gonna Be Using The Bottle

The_big_A666 , Kampus Production Report

#47

Getting A Bad Grade

Getting A Bad Grade

EDUZITOS , Nikhita S Report

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Stardust she/her
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did very well on my exams but still felt terrible for getting 29/40 marks in History. I felt like crying in the class when the results got announced and those marks don’t even have any impact on my overall percentage

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#48

Simply Entering A Candy Shop Feels Just Like A Sin To Me. Those Places Are Evil, I Can Feel It

Simply Entering A Candy Shop Feels Just Like A Sin To Me. Those Places Are Evil, I Can Feel It

EntityAc312 , Natasha Connell Report

#50

When You Go To They Gym And Use One 50 Plate And Ten 5 Plates

When You Go To They Gym And Use One 50 Plate And Ten 5 Plates

Riskyratman , Victor Freitas Report

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Ur Mother Grookey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

me: *Tips over even though it's even...* I don't think I can lift more than 60 pounds...

#52

Drinking After You Are Finally Legally Allowed To

Drinking After You Are Finally Legally Allowed To

AtheneSchmidt , Maurício Mascaro Report

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

I was raised Southern Baptist in the south (Alabama, USA). It was considered a sin to drink - and dance and smoke - and to fish on Sundays. No kidding. I don't drink or smoke, but I moved to Washington D.C. in 10th grade, so I learned to dance. I never took up fishing, tho. 😂

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#53

Copying Old Code For A Computing Science Assignment

Copying Old Code For A Computing Science Assignment

ProPixel666 , Mika Baumeister Report

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

Isn't that what most coding is tho? Finding old code that works and patching it together to make something else work?

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