People are unique creatures, and what makes all of us truly inimitable is not only a set of external features, fingerprints and so on, but also a bunch of other beliefs, habits and opinions that we accumulate in ourselves over the years of our life.
And it's not just some meaningful beliefs, like voting for Democrats or Republicans. Someone, for example, is sure that the egg needs to be broken from the sharp side, and someone else - from the blunt side. One selflessly defends the correct spelling of a relatively uncommon word, and another is ready not to communicate with a person who supports a football team they do not like.
In fact, each of us has our own hill which we are willing to die on - and sometimes these hills are so petty and silly that it’s a shame to lay down our heads for them. But we are still ready to do this. And we, such people, are thousands and thousands. For example, when the question "What is the pettiest, silliest, most meaningless hill you are willing to die on?" appeared on the AskReddit community, it got 80.2K upvotes and over 51.7K different comments.
Bored Panda made a list with the most popular comments from this thread, so please read on for these incredibly small and sometimes weird yet important beliefs that people always stand for. By the way, we also have our own hill - we are sure that everyone who reads this post should definitely write their own comment, so please feel free to do so.
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#1 Live Streaming Your Kids' Punishments Should Be Illegal
Live streaming your kids punishments should be illegal
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316points
#2 Move Your Cart To The Side In Anticipation Of Others Trying To Get By
You're not the only person in the grocery store, lady! Move your cart to the side IN ANTICIPATION of others trying to get by. It's not predicting the future and you really need to work on your spacial awareness.
Edit: I've long held the opinion that there are two kinds of people in this world: "shopping cart" people and non-shopping cart people. And just remember, it's always malice, never ignorance.
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260points
#3 Please Don't Try To Have A Conversation With Me When I'm In Another Room
Please don't try to have a conversation with me when I'm in another room, especially if I'm doing dishes, laundry, making food, showering, etc. I'm trying to listen to you, but cannot clearly hear what you're saying. Odds are I'm going to ask you to repeat yourself three times or I'm going to ignore you until I can come to where you are. Either way, you'll likely be pissed about it.
I now understand why that pissed my mother off so much when I was younger.
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259points
#4 Improperly Installed HID Lights Should Be Ticketed Aggressively
Improperly installed HID lights should be ticketed aggressively... blinding everyone in the road should be illegal.
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254points
#5 Push Your Chair In When You Stand Up From The Table
Push your goddamn chair in when you stand up from the table.
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253points
#6 Put It Back Where You Got It From
Put s**t back where you got it from.
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249points
#7 "Should Of" Is Not, And Has Never Been, A Grammatically Correct Phrase
"should of" is not, and has never been, a grammatically correct phrase.
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238points
#8 Throw Away Your Trash At The Movie Theater
**Throw away your trash at the movie theater**
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236points
#9 I Will Argue All Day Long With People Who Use Apostrophes When Something Is Plural
I will argue ALL DAY LONG with people who use apostrophes when something is plural. Please stop.
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227points
#10 Those New 'Extra Safe, High Visibility' Headlights Should Not Be Installed In Any Vehicles Larger Than A Wagon
Those new 'extra safe, high visibility' headlights should not be installed in any vehicles larger than a wagon. I don't need LED spotlights pointing into my eyes from the front and all three mirrors. Seeing is fun for other drivers too.
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187points
#11 Close The Doors
Close the dang cabinet doors!
Close all the doors!
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185points
#12 I'm An Astronomer And I Know Nothing About Astrology
I'm an astronomer, I know nothing about your dumb a*s astrology sign so stop telling/asking me about it.
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181points
#13 Going To Enormous Lengths In Order To Avoid Speaking With Someone Over The Phone
I will go to enormous lengths in order to avoid speaking with someone over the phone. Email, text, go to their office, sit and fume .... I don't know why exactly, but I f*****g hate it.
177points
#14 You Don’t Do Things On Accident, You Do Things *by* Accident
You don’t do things on accident, you do things *BY* accident
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165points
#15 People That Don't Know The Difference Between Losing And Loosing Get My Downvote Every Time
People that dont know the difference between losing and loosing get my downvote every time
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162points
#16 If My Wife Stops Asking Me Questions And Watches The Movie, She’ll Understand What It Is About
That if my wife just stops asking me questions and watch the movie- she’ll understand what the movie is about
Edit: for the record my wife is the best person in the world and if I were to answer this question for her- she’d probably tell me that the way I load the dishes will eventually give her a stroke. Her way does get them cleaner after all.
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134points
#17 Effect vs. Affect, Use Them Correctly
EFFECT vs AFFECT. It pisses me off all the time when people use them wrong!!!
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134points
#18 Def-In-Ite-Ly And De-Fi-Ant-Ly Are Two Completely Different Words
If you tell me you are going to “defiantly” do something, I am going to picture you doing it with defiance. All angry. Marching around pissed off that you had to do it.
It’s definitely, people.
Def-in-it-ely and de-fi-ant-ly are two completely different words with completely different connotations and definitions.
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124points
#19 Scrape Your Plate Off Before Putting Dishes Into The Dishwasher
Scrape your damn plate off before putting dishes into the dishwasher. I’m home from college right now living in a 5 person home, and my sister is the only person who understands this. Everyone else basically puts meals in the dishwasher, or they let things like cereal get stuck to the plates and cups which drives me crazy lol.
It’s a dishwasher, not a garbage can!
123points
#20 I Will Never Throw Away That Box Of Useless Cables In My Closet
That box of useless cables in my closet?
You know the one that has a bunch of old USB cables, RCA cables, even S-Video cables, and a s**t load of AC adapters I can't find the ends for?
Yeah, that box is mine, and I will NEVER throw it away. Even if it only comes in handy once a year, I'll be damned if it doesn't feel great feeling like a dang hero when your friend or family member needs one of those "useless" cables for something.
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121points