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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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10 months 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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Full of Giggles
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m guessing Wales is being plagued by feral teenagers egging houses.

Lauren S
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or maybe those naughty hooligans are baking cakes without permission! J/

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

The context is Hallowe'en. There are a number of places that will not sell eggs and flour to children in the run up to Hallowe'en. Some teenagers have taken to egging (throwing eggs) or flour bombing properties as part of the 'Trick or Treat' concept'

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

This is over the Halloween period. Flour and egging someone or something is a big problem in some areas. Looks like North Wales has an issue with it throughout the year.

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

I'm Australian and my first thought was "muck-up day". There is a day when the final year high school students are finishing forever and they trash the school, throw stuff at people. It's freaking horrible.

Huddo's sister
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was getting on the school bus around muck up day one year and some kids from another school came to egg us. One of their eggs hit the bus driver in the face! I think they ended up getting another bus driver for us, because he couldn't see. I already hated egging, but this shone a light on exactly how cruel it could be.

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Louise B
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep, definitely a cake making operation .Sponge is the gateway drug to harder cakes like fruitcake

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

Same in most places in uk when its mischief night / Halloween. They just use bricks now which is also more inclusive for vegan / vegetarians

Awkward lady
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's about Halloween, youths going around trick or treating, throwing eggs and flour if you don't give them anything.

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

Pancake race ban. It's those kids late at night racing with their frying pans; the noise keeping the locals up at night. (If you're American a pancake race is a thing at Easter in the UK And kids race their cars at night pissing off residents. Phew. it was not worth explaining or even typing)

Comedy Clumbers
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my area (Pacific NW, US) it'd be TP. There's occasionally egging, but haven't heard of flouring.

Lady Vader
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My car got egged once, in the hot sunshine, it was not pleasant.

JessieJ&LilyLovebug
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is a yearly Highland Games where I live, in the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains, and it it very popular (seriously VIP parking is $500...to park on a grassy hill) and it does draw a lot of Scottish people. The have been known to tell us all the things they can't buy in stores that we can, and I have no idea if they are joking or serious, like rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, and bunch of cough and cold stuff...

Pittsburgh rare
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it wasn't in English l'd think it's my hometown the day local festivities start. The "dirty firecrackers" is teenagers throwing eggs and flour at each other for a couple hours in the town hall square.

Karen Philpott
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a waste, teens. Cook those eggs up. Make pavlova, or quiche, don't waste those eggs!

Martin Weier
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah because the Welsh Rugby team is feared because their egging and flower bombs

C.O. Shea
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never did get all the dámned egg off our UHaul van.

April Dancer
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's an end of term thing. Some pupils pelt others with eggs and flour which is horrible to get off and leaves a slippery mess on the pavements so local shops stop making it easy for them to get hold of these items. There are often crackdowns on oooking oil as 'boy racers' like to pour it in the road and do handbrake turns. You can imagine how dangerous this is on roade, but they're having fun, so who cares, eh?

Valek Fermiga
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eggcelent sign, I bet the youths are baking with fear ( where's the door....?? )

Katie Leonard
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Back in the 90s you'd get egg and flour thrown over you on your birthday

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

NHS is taking the war on diabetes to a whole new level. On a serious note what is stopping the teens from stockpiling or getting these eggs thru an older hooligan?

K M
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Too many young’uns committing eggsalt and battering these days!

N G
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the welsh cake louts have been at it again and the GBO have had enough of it

ammara
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10 months ago

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Bill Swallow
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They will not tolerate those happy slappy hoodies with ASBOs and Ringtones.

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

Eggcellent news, more for me to cause havoc with

Tiggy Darling
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's for times when they think young people are going to throw eggs and flour at people.

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

Since the bottom part of the pun that isn't the pun says "anti-social behavior", eggs and flour are probably bought regularly, and they want people to show proof and possibly make conversation. But that's just a theory (A FOOD THEORY-). (Edit: So apparently that's all wrong since it turns out it's because of teens>)

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It's only antisocial if the majority agrees.

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Poorpenny
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10 months 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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10 months 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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10 months 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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10 months 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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10 months 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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Little Wonder
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How am I supposed to know if I can carry my coffee on my butt if I don't have the angles??

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10 months 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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10 months 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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