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There’s nothing quite like being in your own company. It’s a pure judgement-free zone—no pressure to show off, no expectations met by reality, no strange looks given as you’re voicing all the nonsense out loud in an empty room.
And interestingly, some of the most unusual behavior happens while we’re on our own. In fact, the things we do are so random, we don’t really talk about them. Ever. Like doing a remote trace or aligning your feet to the tiles so you won’t die.
Bored Panda has compiled a list of all the odd things we all do but never dare to tell, not even in truth or dare. And you know what? It's better off that way.
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#1
Walking Up A Hill
#2
Appreciating Music
#3
Staying Sleepy
Humor plays a vital role in younger generations’ communication and media consumption. But Gen Z and millennials are renowned for what’s called absurdist, surrealist, and often dark comedy full of dank memes and observational one-liners.
In order to get this sense of humor, one has to understand the context in which the youngest generations came to live. In the past decade, the world has been bursting with information which is “both more accessible and less reliable,” writes The Washington Post. “Brands pose as a friend on social media to millennial consumers, and the line between real and artificial matters less than it once did.”
#4
Passwords
#5
Brain Freeze
#6
Birthday Greetings
Another explanation is that such surreal humor is a response to a world that has stopped making sense. According to Andrew DeYoung, the director of 555 and editor on The Eric Andre Show, the Adult Swim school of comedy is designed to “reflect the frenetic distribution of information on the internet.” And that’s why most of their shows are so chaotic and absurd.
Since there’s no time for a narrative joke to be said online, traditional punchline structure doesn’t work. “Instead, things are funny because they are willfully jarring and strange,” writes Rachel Aroesti for The Guardian. Weird Twitter and bizarre dank memes are perfect examples of how millennials break down the joke, decontextualize it, and create utter randomness.
#7
Picking A Song
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
That is definitely a hard one but considering the situation I would be in that I had 6mins to live, I would probably listen to Always look on the bright side of life from Monty Python.
#8
Things Causing Anxiety
Liam Walsh 4 years ago
When the cashier gives you the change by placing notes on your palm and then the coins on top... awkward shuffling around of money ensues.
#9
Standing In The Way
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
If a person is there trying to make a decision or taking too long I just say excuse me please and grab what I want.
#10
Volume Down
#12
Forgetting The Time
#13
Security Sensors
Peter Korpershoek 4 years ago
I once got 'caught' by a store manager after the alarm went off, i was 12. I patiently waited right after the sirene, but nobody showed up. I got some angry faces from customers and personnel. I tested the alarm again by swinging my plastic bag trough the gates, it went off again. Nobody showed up... After one minute i started walking back to my bike, and right then someone grabbed me by the neck. He dragged me roughly to a small office where i had to empty my pockets and bag. He checked the receipt and saw that I didn't steel anything. He tested the alarm with my bag, it went off. They seem to have forgotten to remove a tag. I was 19 when i had the guts to enter that store again.
#14
Sleep Time
#15
Auto Pilot
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago (edited)
That’s a bit dangerous. Although I have walked to the shops and as I am almost half way home I have thought “I don’t even remember walking to the shops”. It’s like I was just suddenly placed there without knowing how I got there. Does that make sense? Kind of like I was on auto pilot.
#16
Spending Time
#17
Put Your Hand Up
Zophra 4 years ago
yep ,yep, still working, Onto other potential problems...
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Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
Okay, I thought I was weird coz I have never known anyone else to do that. I did that once when my arm was still asleep so I ended up smacking myself in the face.
the redqueen 4 years ago
Wow, I have never seen anyone talk about this! When I was a kid, my favorite was while watching TV, laying on the carpet, in the floor, on my side, to put my arm up in the air and just let it "hang" there- my hubby says that I now do this in my sleep, often. It's a familiar, relaxing, and kinda comforting, all at the same time......
Donna Niedzialkowski-Imbrogno 4 years ago
I never knew anybody else to do this. It’s always right my right arm. I think I have a time or two got it balanced just so and can just forget about it.
Joanne Cresswell 4 years ago
Thank goodness! I thought it was just me - I wake up quite often with both arms in the air. Plucked up the courage to tell my Husband but he looked at me like I was crazy. So pleased this is an actual "thing"!!!
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Mainecoonsandhuskies 4 years ago
not only that I put it pose my hand as if I'm a model or something.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago
I find my arm straight up in the air with my wrist bent when I am asleep. I've woke up at least 15 or so times like that in the last 10 years. A few times as a kud, too. I feel like frankensteins monster when I realize I'm doing it.
Angela Vezdos 4 years ago
OMG I thought there was something wrong with me. When I was little I thought my arm getting tired would make me tired, at 43 I still do it to fall asleep.
SilverLining 4 years ago
I do this. Husband always asks what am I doing, with a look of disgust in his face. Who's the stupid one now huh?? Hehe
Alex Newell 4 years ago
I feel an odd rapport with this one! Trying to balance it so you can stop holding in place and let it fall randomly.
Olivia Kendle 4 years ago
My friends always think I'm so weird when I do that, so I'm glad to know it's not just me
Hello Dolly 4 years ago
Haha I don’t usually. I did find myself doing this after I read it just to find out why people did this lol. I only do this when my arms or legs get restless before bed.
Rainy Day Wolf 3 years ago
yes, to find the perfect balance where it's super comfortable to leave it up for a while XD
Eva the Ravenclaw Bookworm📚💖 4 years ago
I LOVE doing that... and then I wave it around and tap my fingers on the wall... it's soothing.
Anthony Murphy 4 years ago
I'm sure it has something to do with blood flow or just getting it loosened up that our bodies instinctively and subconsciously do, but we just figure we're being weird lol.
Caroleann Mc Callion 4 years ago
Went through a weird phase in my teens of waking up with one of my arms raised and (apparently at some point comfortably) leaning against the wall. Totally dead. There's that micro second of "huh?" as you come to, before your cold, dead, hand hits you in the face. Please someone tell me "Yeah that happened to me too!"
Anastacia Beaverhausen 4 years ago
Yes!!! And I don'r know why, but it feels good. Maybe it is like Cathelijne says. Just to feel the pull of gravity.
Lauren Michlin 4 years ago
cuz ya feel like ur drowning and ur hand decides to make it dramatic before it finally plops down.
Cathleen Morris 4 years ago
I don’t ... But, I swear this is true —- my husband used to do this when he’d take a nap! From the time we got married until our daughters were in their teens, he’d often take naps on the weekend, lying on the floor in front of the fireplace — with his arm straight up in the air. The girls would watch him, silent & speechless ... Their faces were always incredulous!! “Mom — Why does Daddy do that?”!
jon doglegs 4 years ago
Why don't you just shred the ceiling with your claws, you know you want to!
Randy Klefbeck 4 years ago
No, but still I sometimes put my arm out the window of the car at speed, just to play with the aerodynamics of my hand.
Dave Chapman 4 years ago
I have actually woken up like this and my arm is asleep.....just how long have I been sleeping like this??
WaitingtokissGregDavis 4 years ago
I so do this. Don't even notice I'm doing it, then look at my arm and think "shouldn't this be uncomfortable now?" Think for a sec then realise "no, not uncomfortable at all" but decide it's an odd thing to do and put my arm down. Until the next time....
Bellamy John 4 years ago
I thought i was the only one, at night I try to make my hand look like it has 4 fingers lol
Carolyn McCully 4 years ago
My partner does, sometime he falls asleep with his arm in the air...
Lane Buckner 4 years ago
I used to wake up with my arm up like that. I would see it , but it didn't feel like my arm was raised. I'd have to reach up with my other hand to make sure that was my arm. Then I'd pull it down and go back to sleep.
Caroline Driver 4 years ago
I used to do this when I was a kid, never ever knew that anybody else did this!
Anja Schmidt 4 years ago
oh what a feeli-i-ing to be dancin´ on the ceilin´ ...
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laura gilman 4 years ago
I did that when I was little. Always that it was up for talking it God
Marika Stanway 4 years ago
I do that sometimes when I sit on my sofa and watch telly, in fact, even both arms :D
William McGivney 4 years ago
Gen. Andrew Jackson did that with a lemon in his hand while leading his troops at the Battle of New Orleans.
Margaret Carter 4 years ago (edited)
YES!!! Sometimes I fall asleep and my hand drops and whacks me in the face!
PjandBolt 4 years ago
C'mon y'all it's not just a southern thing! I'm from the northwest! ;D
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Hot Food
#19
Just Adult Things
hispanic! at the disco 4 years ago
My OCD makes me do weird s**t like this :( It can be really tough
#20
Alone Time
#21
Walking By
#22
Catching Lies
#23
Leaving Without Buying
#24
Shipping Rates
#25
Pee Run
#26
Well Deserved Rest
#27
Just Do Nothing
#28
Silent Mode
The Emerald Triangle 4 years ago
Hell you think I actually want my family to know where I am at?
#30
Sleeping Pose
#33
Blanket Choice
hispanic! at the disco 4 years ago
I always put one foot in and one foot out. I remember reading it controlled the temperature of your body.
#34
Package Tracking
#35
Random Things
#36
Good Conversation
#38
Checking Yourself Out
hispanic! at the disco 4 years ago
haha I always think that this is how I would look if I were pregnant.
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Annabeth Chase 4 years ago
Who else scrolled through the entire thing even though they had a whole ton of things to do?
Luisa Vasconcelos 4 years ago
I related to 38 out of 40. I'm normal average person or I should be very very worried. 🤔
DC 4 years ago
When I see someone diving in a movie or so, I hold my breath until I recalibrate my mind the necessary bit. Never planned this or so, it just happened and one time I perceived it, and from then, I always did, always knew I don't have to, but still, when I'm just watching without much thinking, I do it.
Carole Reid 4 years ago
There should be a club. We have a lot in common. As usual, the comments are a riot.
deanna woods 4 years ago
Life is so ironic and crazy and I think that's what makes life so interesting. Some of these things I haven't done personally, but I bet there are people who have done them.
Tom Wagner 4 years ago
These aren't funny, they're sad. They also prove what I always say: Everyone under 40 is neurotic in one way or the other. Everything under the sun causes anxiety, you get insulted over anything you perceive as a slight (which is pretty much everything), everyone has OCD and is a hypochondriac, which is why this Covid bluff has worked so effectively against you nits. Einstein said it years ago (paraphrasing): when the majority of people don't understand the technology they use every day and are completely reliant on it, the world will see the stupidest generation in human history. And here it is!
Annabeth Chase 4 years ago
Who else scrolled through the entire thing even though they had a whole ton of things to do?
Luisa Vasconcelos 4 years ago
I related to 38 out of 40. I'm normal average person or I should be very very worried. 🤔
DC 4 years ago
When I see someone diving in a movie or so, I hold my breath until I recalibrate my mind the necessary bit. Never planned this or so, it just happened and one time I perceived it, and from then, I always did, always knew I don't have to, but still, when I'm just watching without much thinking, I do it.
Carole Reid 4 years ago
There should be a club. We have a lot in common. As usual, the comments are a riot.
deanna woods 4 years ago
Life is so ironic and crazy and I think that's what makes life so interesting. Some of these things I haven't done personally, but I bet there are people who have done them.
Tom Wagner 4 years ago
These aren't funny, they're sad. They also prove what I always say: Everyone under 40 is neurotic in one way or the other. Everything under the sun causes anxiety, you get insulted over anything you perceive as a slight (which is pretty much everything), everyone has OCD and is a hypochondriac, which is why this Covid bluff has worked so effectively against you nits. Einstein said it years ago (paraphrasing): when the majority of people don't understand the technology they use every day and are completely reliant on it, the world will see the stupidest generation in human history. And here it is!
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