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Ambiguity is inevitable. So when people run into it in everyday life, they often rely on their own assumptions, prior experience, or personal biases to fill in the gaps.

Found an anonymous "Thank You" note on the fridge? It's probably your partner expressing gratitude for the lunch you prepped them and not the ghost living under the bed. Noticed an abandoned umbrella in the park? Probably some absent-minded romantic left it there, and not Mary Poppins.

But too few cues can lead to confusion, a notion that the Facebook group 'Please, may I have a Crumb of Context?' successfully illustrates again and again, as its members share random pictures that raise more questions than they provide answers.

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

    They tried to buy eggs and flour under the age of 18, and now the police are quacking down on antisocial behaviour.

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

    I Really don't want Any context for this and I wish eye bleach for the staff who had to deal with 😞 But it riles me that the selfish actions of one affect all the rest of us. Certain medical conditions require quick access to loos and can prevent people like myself from being able to go to that location if no other loos are available 😔

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

    In the US it is against the ADA to not have access to a restroom in a public business.

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

    I bet they were vandalised. Shops lay these things on for their customers use, but some people go in and destroy them. Ripping sinks off the walls, blocking toilets and flushing the chains until they overflow and the stores are forced to close them.

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

    That happened to our bathroom at my last restaurant job. Someone ripped the paper towel dispenser off the wall, pooped in and around the sink, dumped the garbage can everywhere, and smeared hand soap all over the mirrors. I was like…..why tho? Some people really do get joy from making other people’s lives worse, I’m so glad I’m not one of those people.

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

    You said "bathroom" 3 times. Bathroom genie will now appear to clean your... Wait! Where's the bathroom?!

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

    I used to work for a fast food restaurant attached to a gas station that also had some amenities for long haul truckers (i.e. A couple showers, room to sit and eat or relax in with a TV) and there were a few incidents of people passing out in the bathrooms after overdosing on street drugs and definitely had teens using it to smoke marijuana. For a time only the truck drivers or restaurant employees were allowed use of the facilities.

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

    So this means they are no longer there, must have been a good night

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

    Fentanyl addicts tend to use public bathrooms to get high. They either pass out or die after taking it, which ties up the bathroom for quite a long time. "This is why we can't have nice things."

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

    Plot twist: it was 2020, so it all started because they ran out of TP.

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

    Did one too many people take a diarrhetic before shopping?

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

    why does a shop have bathrooms? who needs a bath while they're shopping? do they mean toilets?

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

    Actually retailers of a certain size are mandated to the United States to have so many bathrooms. I mean, what do they want people to do, go into one of those coat carousels, and lay s**t on the carpet? I mean, when you gotta go, you gotta go!

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

    Something must have happened in the "wee" hours of the night.

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

    Retail worker here. Someone smoked drugs in the bathroom and smeared feces all over the place. The bathroom was out of commission for a week.

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

    We have kinda done the same thing at work, at least for the next week or so. We are all tired of clogged toilets.

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

    Well, even without knowing what happened, I feel bad for whoever was working last night/this morning and had to clean the bathrooms.

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

    Some people with mental illness have to paint the bathroom with their s**t.

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

    What about 3 days from now, when the sign no longer applies ?

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

    It only takes 1 person to ruin it for everybody so be that guy! 😆 🤣 I'm just kidding.

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

    I've worked for a public library before and restrooms were temporarily closed long enough for the facilities folks to patch up some vagrant-made glory holes in the men's room stalls. Ominous what could've prompted a *permanent* closure. 😮

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

    So....employees have to hold it until they get home

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

    "The bathrooms never call, never write, and they just sit back there in the dark, leaking slightly! We're DONE!"

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

    I see these and I often think couldn't somebody with better handwriting and spatial awareness have written this?

    Liam Storer
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    Well, f*****k 'em. It's gonna be their fault if they lose customers.

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

    Misconstrued reference to an 80's anti-drug ad, in an attempt to be sarcastic.

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

    Anyone care to calculate how many s**t particles there are per square centimeter of fruit?

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

    "Tomber dans les pommes" which translates from French into English as "falling in the apples"....basically it means to faint :) I think this bird is demonstrating that 😂

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

    Per Ozzy Osbourne, I thought it was "You gotta hear this f****** guy!" He was referring to a 9 y.o. Japanese kid play the guitar on Crazy Train.

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

    "The best part of waking up, is finding that drunk tattoo on your butt"

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

    I know how this driver feels, not only is there the loud noise, but some of us are sensitive to the pressure change. This has total context to myself.

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

    They are wearing jumpers with their first initial on. Crumb of context provided. You're welcome 😂

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