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Our planet is home to billions of people with unique quirks and traits – and every single one of us holds different opinions. 

Is eating breakfast for dinner acceptable? How essential is a college education? Is social media creating a toxic culture or helping us stay connected? Is Shrek the best-animated movie ever? The list could go on and on, but you get the gist.

Some might argue that being overly opinionated is somewhat frowned upon – however, everybody perceives life in their own way. Distinct opinions foster debate – and debate is great, as you get the opportunity to view the world through someone else's eyes:

What is the smallest, pettiest hill you'll still die on?” – this web user turned to one of Reddit’s most thought-provoking communities, wondering what seemingly unimportant beliefs people are willing to defend, no matter what it costs them. The thread has managed to receive over 14K upvotes in just a matter of days, as well as 14.5K worth of comments and intriguing examples. 

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#1

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What No one wants to hear your phone conversations in public. NO ONE.

psykokittie , Susanne Nilsson Report

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

Some years ago a woman on the train was discussing her vaginal yeast infection with someone on the phone. Why would you think that's a good idea?

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#2

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Beyonce is overhyped

ChipKey5682 , beyonce Report

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

I agree. Don't understand the big deal about this over over over produced woman. She's made a few danceable numbers, but that's the extent of it in my book.

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#3

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What If today is Monday, then the upcoming Saturday is considered “this Saturday” not “next Saturday”. “Next” would be two Saturdays from now.

Fight me.

liketysplits , Dindo Mojica Report

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

Upvoted for the 'fight me' comment. No fight. Just bow of respect

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#4

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What It’s common courtesy to wait for someone to come off the elevator before entering.

mkittyxoxo , Dushan Hanuska Report

#5

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Put your goddamn shopping cart/trolley in the corral

Ok_Chocolate3253 , 7C0 Report

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

Yes, don't be a bum. Don't be lazy. Don't say it's someone else's job. Just do the considerate thing and put the damn cart back.

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#6

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Adding 's at the end of a word does not make it plural.

I've seen it in ads. I've seen it on signs. I've even seen it on a flyer someone wrote advertising their services as a writer.

People walk around like it's normal! Out in the street! Saying that they have 14 chicken's! Like monsters!

I will die on this hill over and over until my assembled corpses make it into a slightly bigger hill.

TophatDapps , Andy Maguire Report

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

Corrected it "I will die on this hill over and over until my assembled corpse's make it into a slightly bigger hill."

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#7

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Throwing your cigarette butts is littering.

undefined_one , Basharat Alam Shah Report

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

This is absolutely NOT PETTY! Birds have been found to be picking up cigarette butts & trying to feed them to their young, or using them as nesting material.

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#8

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What When a kid has a birthday, only HE gets to blow out the candles! It INFURIATES me to my very soul when I see other kids try to blow them out. The only thing worse is when adults LET THEM.

Drew__Mast , Dark Dwarf Report

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#9

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What I don't care how you pronounce them, but it's written "could/would/should/might HAVE", not "could of".

TwoTheVictor , kellywritershouse Report

#10

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What The toilet paper roll goes over not under!!!

wrapped-in-rainbows , edkohler Report

#11

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What It’s “I couldn’t care less”
“I could care less” doesn’t even make sense.

Aftmostfieesh , Brian Evans Report

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#12

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Being late, making others wait, or any other method of wasting another’s time, is stealing the most valuable, non-retrievable, irreplaceable thing in their life.

Usual_Mayhem , Evan Report

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

THIS. As I’ve gotten older and watched the previous generation start to shuffle off this mortal coil, have beaten the big C in my late 20s and began to lose a few friends too early, I resolved that my time is the most valuable thing in my life. I semi-jokingly tell people that disrespect my or others’ time that I value it at a minimum of $60/hr. Stealing other peoples time is the worst. Not appreciating them when they gift you their time is entitled & inconsiderate.

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#13

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What It is possible to look at something on a grocery store shelf without blocking the whole aisle. Looking at you, shoppers in a certain Aldi this afternoon …

treecatks , Virginia Retail Report

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

I’ll never forget this… once I was trying to pass a man and woman with their cart at the end of a very long aisle. They were in the very middle. I couldn’t go around on either side of them. I said, “Excuse me.” No one budged. I thought perhaps they didn’t hear me. I said it again a little louder. The man looked at me and went to move the cart, but the woman grabbed it and said to him, “When I’m done.” That’s when I became “done.” I walked over to their cart, shoving it aside and pointing to the man with her, I said, “He may have to wait until you’re ‘done,’ but I don’t! I’m ‘done’ being polite. Move it!” She stared at me dumbfounded, while he told her, “You deserved that.” She looked at him and said, “Shut up.” And I continued shopping.

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#14

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Don't talk with your mouth full of food.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't want to see partially chewed food in your mouth.

ChillyWillie03 , AZ COF Report

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

or smacking your mouth when eating ..makes me want to physically throttle someone .....

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#15

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What When I have time approved off from work and something goes wrong, no it is not my responsibility to log back on and take care of it.

ironwheatiez , Mitch Barrie Report

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

I walked away from a job because my arrogant supervisor would never leave me alone. Calling and texting all hours..never got time away from the job.

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#16

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What That you need to let people off the f*****g subway before you get on. My guy, you will get on - let me off first!

croix_v , Paul Robertson Report

#17

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Big groups who won't make way on the sidewalk. If you wont move I will walk right into you.

marcellabitch , Jaysin Trevino Report

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

I will refuse to move and will be the one who walks right into the middle of the flock .

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#18

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Cologne (and perfume) should be discovered, not announced.

Stop weaponising that s**t by bathing in it.

beetrootfuelled , Freddycat1 Report

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

Got a terrible migraine tonight, took a lot of medication so the headache was gone in the morning. I still felt like throwing up, but I did not want to stay home. In the hallway at work a woman walked in front of me who absolutely REEKED of sone terribly sweet perfume. That did not help with my already upset stomach...

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

We had a couple of women at my last job who bathed in cologne. And then there were the ones who brought in those plug-in air fresheners - those things gave me horrible cluster headaches which are actually a type of migraine! Don't get me started on Febreze either.

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SCP 4666
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ever heard about that story where in a school some students were hospitalized because some dudes doused themselves in so much cologne and deodorant?

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

Perfumes (male or female) / body spray are no replacement for a shower either.

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

When people continually wear a fragrance their nose becomes accustomed to the smell, and effectively blocks it out. They wear more and more of it to compensate. And thus become an olfactory grenade to us sensitive souls. If you are going to wear a fragrance, change it up every few days. That way you will only need a little. It will save your wallet, and the airways/heads of those who are not enamoured by it.

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

Also, good makeup looks like you aren't wearing any at all. It is supposed to accentuate/highlight your features. Too many girls running around like it's RuPaul's Drag Race.

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

Hmmm. Sorry. I gotta chime in here. The little goth kid inside me is pretty shocked that folks still judge others based on looks, style, etc. And by the way, it's not just girls anymore. It's a "much bigger world" nowadays.

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

YES. My daughter's tongue swells up whenever she's gets a whiff of someone's marinade. It burns my nose and eyes. It has no business being in schools and the work place. If you smell it, everyone else can smell it 5x stronger.

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

Ugh makes me think of people wearing Axe; I can't breath around that c**p

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

A heard that only your lover should smell your perfume, not everyone in the room.

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

Add to that Febreezt added to everything - plug ins that have funkified you, your car, your laundry soap/fabric softener... I can barely leave the house - even double masked, that d--n Febreeze cuts through. It is POISON. Honestly, any fragrance that I can smell (and taste) if I am not within 5 inches of you is going to close up my throat and give me a migraine. It is beyond rude.

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

Feel for you, I'm in the same stinky boat, strong laundry fragrance in the air every day, neighbours laundry/aftershave etc can be smelt over 100ft away, have to avoid people now even have an epipen just in case..living the dream right?

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

THIIIIS. As a pregnant woman whose sniffer is working OVER TIME AND IN HD right now, please god don't bathe in it lol

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

omg that pic is from Perfume Pretty Barbie from the late 80's, one of the few barbie dolls i ever had! I can still smell that (awful) perfume!

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

I literally cough choke and can't breathe around people that do this. The world has become so utterly obsessed with fragrance!

Dawnieangel76
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm so sensitive to scents, I can only use food-scented body sprays, candles, lotion, etc. And only bleach as a cleaner.

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

If people bathe in scent I automatically think they're trying to hide their body odor or the fact they sht their pants. I love what I consider good scent whether it's in a perfume, cologne, eau d', sachet, solid, whatever...but NOBODY needs to BATHE in scent.

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

My sister says, when she uses the right perfume properly, her husband says: "How nice you smell today". If it is not the right scent he says: "You stink of perfume". It is like seasoning in food, you should notice the difference, not taste the seasoning itself.

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

There are acceptable ways and unacceptable ways of saying things... And "you stink..." is something I wouldn't tolerate.

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

Agreed but people have different sensitivities. Once person's discover is another's announcement.

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

I still remember having that tiny Barbie-perfume pictured as a kid in the eighties...

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

My wife (former high school teacher) often told me of the boys who seemed to use a half a can of Axe body spray as a replacement for a shower. Not fooling anyone, guys.

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

We don't have perfume/candles in my house that gives my mom a migraine no matter what

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

People who reek wear the scent too often with few breaks. They use it daily, become accustomed to the smell, then use more and more because they can no longer detect the scent. They may also be applying the scent to more than just their pulse points.

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

I loathe the smell of vanilla perfume, but my dear co-worker would bathe on it every single time she leaves the office after work hours.

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

Some people marinate in their cologne/perfume as if it's going to attract a mate. It doesn't attract a mate, it extracts the vomit from me. Huge turn off.

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

I used to get nauseated in high school by this "tropical" scent the girls were all wearing. I'm reminded of it everything I smell cilantro, which I despise.

Hiram's Friend
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the first lessons in nursing school. Don't wear scent to work.

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

Some perfumes are worst than tear gas. Especially in enclosed area like a bus.

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

Most workplaces today are scent/perfume free which is a good idea. A lot of people are sensitive to certain smells.

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

I had a friend who used to put perfume on her pulse points - behind the ears, along the throat, between the breasts, on the wrists, inside the elbows, behind the knees. I explained to her that yes, you're supposed to put it on the pulse points, but NOT ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME. Pick one and be done.

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

I wrote a poem about this for an office newsletter about 25 years ago. I don't remember all of it, but it said something about ...more than a spritz is really a waste. You've got more than an odor, you've got a taste...

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

I think this can also go for people who are "holding". When weed first became legal in Washington, someone would walk by you and knock you on your behind because what they had was so strong.

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

J Baker - my mother had the 18” rule. If you were more than 18” away and could smell it, that was too much. I like your 6” rule much better.

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

Feel for the ones you come in contact with whose eyes begin to water and throat starts to close up cause you decided to bath in eau de b******t

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

I suspect that some (many? most?) of the people who do this are trying to hide their lack of personal hygiene. Note to those who do this, it doesn't.

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#19

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Use the left lane for passing and then get back into the doggone right lane. Grew up in Germany where that's enforced on the Autobahn. American left lane hogs drive me nuts, especially when they go five miles under the speed limit. What's the friggin' point?

ellygator13 , Thank You (22.5 Millions+) views Report

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

In Sweden there is a fine if you hug the left lane. Only problem iis that there is no one to enforce trafic laws.

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#20

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Bank of America charged me $2 for a miscellaneous charge, in 1997. I called to ask what it was for because there was no reason. The lady on the phone said, well, I can't tell you because it is miscellaneous. I asked her to then please reverse it and she refused.

I pulled all three of my accounts from them and moved them to a credit union and ever since, full stop refuse to have a damn thing with that company.

Handbag_Lady , Markus Report

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

I had my debit card declined at a gas station on a pay day, when my check was auto-deposited. Bank of America was right next door, so I popped inside. The teller very loudly berated me, saying my account had a hold put on it because I’d been “depositing” checks I’d written… immediately taking cash out of my account, knowing the checks were no good. The bank was giving me the cash, assuming the checks would clear. And I’d amassed more than $4000 this way. And the bank was going to press charges. By then, every customer in the lobby was staring at me, like I was scum of the Earth. Thoroughly embarrassed, I told the clerk to check again. Check MY account again. To look for those supposed deposit/withdrawals. Her face said it all. And in a low voice, that no one else could hear, she said, “I’m sorry. There’s obviously a mistake.” Loudly, I repeated, “YOU SAY YOU’RE MISTAKEN? IT’S NOT ME DOING THESE THINGS?” I withdrew all my money. Closed my account. And will not do business with them.

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#21

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Scrolling through TikTok/Reels/whatever with your volume up in public or semi-public places (transit, waiting room, restaurant).

technocraft , Nordskov Media Report

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

I hate this behavior. And what's up with walking around with the phone on speaker having a conversation? NO ONE cares what you are saying. Just put the phone to your ear like a normal civilized person.

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#22

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Piqued my interest.
It’s not “peaked”

bhbbby , Jennie Park mydisneyadventures Report

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

I used piqued once in a conversation with a co-worker. Mind you, she had a college degree & I don't, but the woman had no idea what that word means! I had to rephrase my remark to "it caught my interest" before she understood.

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#23

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Fish is meat.

I had one friend who would not let it go and argued that it was not and it was ‘just fish’ so much that it became a running joke.

Undead-Loyalist , stu_spivack Report

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

It should be very simple, if it was alive and is now dead, it is meat, eating it means you are not vegetarian. no buts ands or ifs.

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#24

You “lose” a bet. You don’t “loose” a bet

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

I am so glad this is listed. It is my absolute number one pet peeve. Why is it so often wrong?!

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#25

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Don’t wave me through the 4 way stop to “be nice”, just take your goddamn turn.

AudraA444 , jantos Report

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

This, I dislike it when people give me the right of way when I don't have it. It confuses me and other road-users. I do not expect it, I expect I have to wait my turn, and then someone waves at me that I can go first, and I get confused and feel like I should hurry, and then if I go, I pay less attention to other stuff (like someone crossing the road next to me). There are exceptions - when it is really busy and you're on a side road, and there is no gap in sight to turn on the road as well. But not when there is no real need.

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#26

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What If you open the microwave before it's done clear the timer so the next person doesn't have to try figure out why it's not starting.

braaibros , CJ Sorg Report

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

I caved and finally created a BP account just so I could up vote this one.

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#27

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What The meteorological phenomenon is "lightning", NOT "lightening"

TwoTheVictor , Kenneth Hagemeyer Report

#28

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What When you're inside it's the floor, when you are outside it's the ground.

DrewCallen , Jon-Eric Melsæter Report

#29

Saying “irregardless”, despite the fact it’s in the dictionary (albeit, as a “nonstandard”), makes you look and sound like a f*****g moron.

“Regardless” does the job. It means “without regard”. So adding the prefix “ir-“ is goddamned redundant.

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

Irregardless of your point, irregardless is still a correct term and can still be used irregardless of your feelings.

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#30

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Sidewalk and hallway traffic should move like road traffic. Stick to the side of the sidewalk or hallway based on the direction you are going. I will not move out of my way for you if you are walking on the wrong side.

simongurfinkel , mrhayata Report

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

Also make note of the part of the world you are in! We don't all drive on the right side!

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#31

It is a PIN, not a PIN number. PIN stands for personal identification number.

Just like it is an ATM, not an ATM machine.

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#32

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What "6 a.m. in the morning."

No. Just no.

FantasticPear , Thomas Quine Report

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

Just use 24hr clock. 06:00 = 6 am. When talking, it's 6 in the morning or 6 in the evening. (and when writing, we write 18:00 but say 6)

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#33

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Before placing a ziploc bag in the refrigerator or freezer, squeeze the air out of the bag. I don't know why my wife doesn't, and one day I'll have to make a choice.

johnbacosta , michelle Report

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#34

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Do not ask questions you know the answer to. "Are you crying?" no sharon I am just sweating through my eyes, that's why I look so upset.

angryage , Karolina Grabowska Report

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

One very notable exception: for "will you marry me?" you should already know the answer and don't have much business asking it if you don't.

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#35

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What An apology should be used when you are genuinely sorry, not as absolution; it should also not be expected to be forgiven, either.

Edit: As a Canadian, I'll concede that I do use "sorry" several times a day in the most seemingly mundane of situations, but trust me; I am sorry I am in your way.

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#36

Don't reach over and honk the horn while I am driving.

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

Stop the car and kick them out. A passenger road raging on 'your behalf' is stupid and dangerous.

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#37

The checkout at the store should read "10 items or **fewer**"

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#38

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What So many people, movies and TV shows misuse the phrase “divide and conquer”.

It doesn’t mean “to split up and attack on multiple fronts”, which is a horrible idea for military strategy on the grand scale of armies.

It means to divide your enemy, and conquer them one by one.

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

Keep your enemy fighting amongst themselves so you can defeat them. Classic British colonial strategy.

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#39

Cereal then milk. What kind of heathen would do it the other way around.

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

The only time I put the milk in first is when I don't have much left, it's easier to judge how much cereal the milk will hold.

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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What I can't stand every movie/game title or band/artist name being acronymized these days. What the hell is TLAT? SWTROS? When you say BTS are you talking about the musical group or behind the scenes of something? Its like learning a new language.

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#42

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What If the earth was flat why don’t they have penthouses on the borders

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

If the Earth was flat there would be nothing at the border/edges because cats would have pushed it all off

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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What In the business of dangling someone with a rope around their neck until they die, it's "hanged," not "hung."

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

But what if the hang man (or hang woman, hang person?) did a good job of hanging the criminal, the criminal would be well hung?

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#44

"Begs the question" does not mean "raises the question" or "brings up the question," even though it's recently been used that way often.

It's a specific term for a logical fallacy (basically, circular reasoning) -- because rather than arguing the question, you are begging that it be conceded. "You're begging the question," means you're using the point you're trying to prove as an argument to prove that very same point.

Edit: Folks, I get it. "Raises the question," is now a common usage, language is determined by use, it's not prescriptive, etc etc. Please, let me refer to you to the title of this thread and ask you why you didn't *expect* shallow pedantry. If we can still get pissed about 'irregardless', we can still be annoyed by this.

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#45

Rudolph is not a core member of Santa's reindeer team. The song specifically says "then ONE foggy Christmas Eve... Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh TONIGHT."

why would Santa risk being noticed with a red light of a nose if he didn't need to? Rudolph is like the brights on your car, you only need them when you need to.

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

That was just the beginning. Rudolph was with them after that point every Christmas Eve, because Santa's no dummy. I don't need fog at night to put my headlights on. It just has to be dark. Then Rudolph and Clarice had kids and a couple of them had the same birth defect, so today Rudy Jr. is guiding the sleigh. Duh. rudolph-an...fca4ed.jpg rudolph-and-clarice-62f3d5afca4ed.jpg

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#46

It’s vulva, not vagina.

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#47

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Danny needs to f*****g replenish the fridge downstairs. You take a soda pop, YOU REPLENISH.

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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What My mom was in the wrong when she said my prom date shouldn't wear black and red together because those colors tend to look whorish.


Edit: for those of you trying to picture it. the dress was black lace, and pretty short. My date wore bright red lipstick and pumps.

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