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We humans are very weird creatures, when you think about it. We are all so different, but also, there are so many things about what we agree on. For example, using a urinal next to another person while there are many others available is very creepy and not normal. Or, for instance, standing on your porch in the middle of the night. You know, I am speaking about things which are legal and there are no rules forbidding them, but it still feels creepy and seeing somebody do it makes you feel uneasy.

Hold that thought, though, because recently one Redditor asked folks to name things which are perfectly legal but are creepy as hell. Community members shared many different weird things, starting from creating websites that count when celebrities turn 18, finishing with walking down the street with a glass of water. So buckle up, check out the best, or to be more specific, the creepiest things and write what makes you feel weird in the comments!

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Child beauty pageants.

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

The LAST thing I would ever enter my daughter in....

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online The fact that Epstein’s client list hasn’t been released

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

I think we would be SHOCKED to see who he was cavorting with.

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Bored Panda got in touch with the author of this thread, u/ArpanMondal270, and he kindly agreed to share more insights behind the inspiration of this discussion and favorite responses.

“Much of the internet is repetition. Statistics say the same for the front page of the internet - Reddit.”

So the author says that claiming that this thread was an original creation of his would be a downright lie. However, all of our ideas come from somewhere else. “As Tarantino says, ‘I steal from every single movie.’ I stole it too and then edited. The original form was - 'What is something creepy but legal in the US?'" the Redditor shares.

“And at past 1AM when I was creeping around r/askreddit, the idea clicked. That's how I started that thread.”
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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Exploiting your kids for fame on social media.

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

I am not planning on having children, but I think the idea they are property is wrong. My parents weren't the greatest, but they were OK. No abuse, little judgement, and they clearly loved me. They also taught me I am my own person.

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Divorce lawyer here. People fighting like mad to get the dog in the divorce and then turning it over to a shelter out of spite. Although now in CA there can be SERIOUS consequences for doing that due to recent law changes about pets and divorce, but it wasn't always that way.

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

Glad to hear they changed that law in CA. Hoping all the other states catch on, if they haven't already. What a shi**y thing to do.

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Speaking about the responses from folks online, he says that he was expecting a good response, though didn't think that it would blow up.

“When I woke up at 7 am , brushed my teeth and opened Reddit, I was like: ‘Hot damn! 5K+ upvotes!!’
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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Paparazzi

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

Stalking is illegal unless there's money to be made. Got it. 😒

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Knocking on someone’s front door to sell them something, talk about religion, collect charity etc.

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

in the UK here it's illegal after 7pm for unsolicited callers to do that (hawking it's called I believe).... friends and family are obviously exempt (though I'd welcome them banned too ! ) ......also remember you are under no legal obligation to actually answer your door if someone knocks on it

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Additionally, he shares that one specific answer caught him off guard. “It said 'Adopting a 17-year-old by an 18-year-old is perfectly legal in the US.’ Needless to say, it was shocking. Dirty mind, you know. Hehehe, not my fault.”

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Filming the scene of accidents while emergency health care is being delivered.

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online 35+ year old people, Who wait for months until someone turns 18 to hit on them.

The day they turn 18, they are in their DM's, etc.

Why is this creepy? Because they are predators and trying to seduce (read: manipulate) someone who is adult by law, but pretty much still a child. And if the law allowed younger, then they would do it.

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The fact that google, Facebook and Elon Musk can buy the whole internet and that's not considered monopoly

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

That is by definition not a monopoly - It’s an oligopoly.

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Moreover, the author says that every subreddit has its own momentum. He was aware that these inquiries go viral. Additionally, it relies on the ideal moment and day… “Saw it someplace.”

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Marrying a child is legal in 40 US states.

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

Not okay. A document the child can't properly consent to doesn't make it any morally different than rape or statutory rape.

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online I babysat for this couple that had a 3 and 6 year old. They both still breastfed.

They were pretty normal otherwise. I don’t even mind extended breastfeeding. Like the 3 year old was whatever.

Seeing that 6 year old pull down her Mother’s shirt and latch was creepy.

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

Just my opinion, but a 6 year old should not be latched on to mommy's booby.

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Groping women for up to 10s in Italy.

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

"A court ruling that found a school janitor not guilty of groping a student because the act only lasted less than 10 seconds has sparked outrage in Italy." https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/07/13/europe/italy-groping-court-ruling-scli-intl/index.html

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Sitting beside someone in a bus/train when there are multiple available seats.

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

whoever made these amazing Drifloon covid-era train seats knew what they were doing.

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Taking photos of strangers

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

In Japan, all phones have a clicking sound when used because of all the pervs. Like you can't turn the sound off.

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online The Trade Federation blockade around Naboo

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Tabloid journalism, speculating random BS things about famous people off creep photos from paparazzi, speculating about health, relationships, etc... even going so far as to doctor photos just to sell the story they want.

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online My friends dad took us to the gym when we were kids. There was a line of like 30 treadmills with only one person, a lady on the end. He proceeds to pick the only treadmill adjacent to hers. Lol even as a kid I was like cmon man

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Making those websites that count down to, usually female, celebrities turning 18.

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

Sorry what? Is this really a thing? Like what happens when they turn 18? Or is the a really creepy perv thing

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Children modeling. The industry is creepy and bad.

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

All the way up until my daughter was ~10 I was constantly asked why I didn't sign her up for modelling, my ex-MIL badgered me constantly, even tried to set up a photoshoot and trick me to taking her. She could not understand I wanted my daughter to just have a childhood, I didn't want her to be critiqued on appearance before she could even walk, I wanted her to have a teenage life where she wasn't obsessing over her appearance. Not to mention pervs. All I ever got was "bUt ThInK aBoUt ThE mOnEy" - f**k that, her life and mental wellbeing was worth more than anything of monetary value.

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Really specific, but this is my job, so I know about it. In the EU there is a lot of restrictions on how you handle animals for research (Directive 2010/63/EU).

But there is no restrictions on the kind of animal DATA you use for research, as long as you didn't collect the data from living animal subjects in an EU member state.

So you can USE data that was drawn from animals living in the most appalling conditions and in contravention with any and all animal welfare standards and its perfectly legal.

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

Nice loophole. Somewhat similar to the way medical research profited from experiments done in nazi death camps or scientists offering their medical expertise in a pseudo humanitarian project while actually abusing their unsuspecting patients as human guinea pigs (Guatemala syphilis experiments for just one example)

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Following people on the street for extended periods of time

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online If you are on a public sidewalk, you can film through people’s windows into their house. There is no expectation to privacy for anything that can be viewed from a public space. If you want the inside of your home truly private, close your windows

Edit: in the USA

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

This just isn't true at all in most places. This is largely illegal. They are called voyeurism laws, and can range in misdemeanor to felony. BP really does not fact check a single thing it allows to be posted

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Sitting at a pool, with a camera. Fully clothed.

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There is still some issues with people being able to fly drones and spy on folks because of FAA regs in not being able to shoot them down.

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

I want to shoot so many drones. Thankfully my house is entirely obscured by trees, but I still just want to shoot drones.

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online In some places it’s totally legal to eat human flesh and buy human leather

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Lawyer here: I once had a client drink another person’s unflushed pee from a public toilet. The judge clearly hated that he had to dismiss my client’s case…

Edit: Lots of great questions, but I will remember what I learned at an MCLE training from Michael Jackson’s lawyer: “no comment” is never the wrong answer.

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

Yeah, No Comment is exactly the wrong answer here. I'm pretty sure it's illegal to post that on the internet without an explanation.

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Smelling a seat when someone stands up

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

I've never done this... I've never seen anyone else do this and I have never heard anyone talk about this being done! Until now... and honestly, I would have been OK with going the rest of my life without ever hearing this lol

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Smelling people.

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

Does "people" refer to the pasta, the shrimps or the china in the pic?

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online mowing my lawn in nothing but a speedo bathing suit.

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Walking into an elevator and not turning around.

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

I don't get it. You mean turning around to see if somebody else is getting on the lift?

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Buying used underwear

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Saving your milk from your bowl of cereal in a jug in the fridge for guests.

Edit: I didn't mention that it's a "family jug"

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

I don't remember the last time I had a bowl of cereal, but who doesn't slurp up the milk left in the bowl? Especially if you're eating any of the "junk" cereals.

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Peeing in a urinal next to someone

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

I'm confused..is it the same urinal?? Why would using a urinal adjacent to one in use be wrong? It's a restroom.

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Licking a spill directly from the table.

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

I did that yesterday. Come on, it was good tea and the table was clean.

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Crawling around in the city wearing a penguin costume covered in mayo.

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30 Creepy Things That Are Actually Perfectly Legal, Pointed Out By Folks Online Staring at someone with minimal blinking and not at all trying to hide it while not speaking or doing anything else.

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

Kinda ableist, tho. Some ppl, incl neurodivergent individuals, may do this and it's not directed at you personally. It is the way they acquire information about their environment, their surroundings. Tbh, I think many of us tend to take things personally a bit too frequently

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Screaming in a public place just like that? Unless it's a curfew, of course, or you're yelling at another person.

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

again UK laws are different (just for my fellow Brits on here to take note)

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Bringing your own chair and water glass from home and waiting for the train

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

Just curious, but why not? I'm trying to think of how it impinges on others, unless it's a crowded train/subway station platform where you're waiting. Again, the person may have physical ailments that preclude them from standing. I had to bring a small folding chair with me when I was crippled (hip dysplasia). Both standing and sitting were very difficultfor me, as my hip was literally coming out of the socket. but I found one particular chair that was small ,portable, and allowed me to sit at an angle that accommodated my hip , which couldn't bend to 45 degrees (think of a metal ball and socket, where if you pull it out a bit, it no longer rotates smoothly). So, yeah, I hated carrying that chair, it was embarrassing and a pain, but I needed it

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Tell someone you dreamed of them

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

With dreams that could go any direction . "One minute we were talking and then you barked at me and coughed up money, it was so weird."

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Spiders.

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Standing on your own front porch and not moving at 3am

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

People work many different shifts so my night time is somebody else's evening or early morning.

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