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Man-aged The Situation

High School | NC, USA(I am sitting in the hallway during lunch when a male student walks up to me. Note that I am quite obviously female.) Student: “Hey, are you a guy?” (I pause for a bit, taken aback...

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Un-Beer-lievable Driving

Car | USA(I am driving one day with my dad in the passenger seat. We stop at a stop light and witness a woman, who has also stopped at the red light, get out of her car, pop open her trunk, grab a...

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Drive You Round The Vend

College & University | Annandale, VA, USA(My college has vending machines all over. Having forgotten my lunch, and the food there being rather expensive, I decide to buy a bag of chips before my...

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The Key To Revenge

Mall | Des Moines, IA, USA(My dad and I are going to a movie at a busy time of the day. There are only a few parking spots available, so everybody is searching for them. We finally find one and turn...

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A Discrimination Education

Mall | NJ, USA(I’m hanging out with two of my friends at the mall, both whom are a lesbian couple. We’re eating at the food court and Friend #1 playfully shoves a spoonful of ice cream in her...

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This Guy Needs The Hair Of The Dog

Outdoors | Las Vegas, NV, USA(I am with my dad on a trip to Las Vegas for the first time. We’re standing outside looking up at one of the hotels when a clearly drunk young man wanders over and, no...

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Not My Lang-Language

Parking Lot, Hospital | Phoenix, AZ, USA(A woman comes out of her car and waves at me as I head to my car. Note: I am Chinese.) Woman: “Hey, miss. Miss!” Me: “Yes, can I help you?” Woman: “Shh, shh!”...

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He’s Got A Ticket To Hide

Train Station | Vienna, Austria(I have had strangers asking me for some spare change every single day when commuting. At first, I would always give some money I had to spare, but when people turned...

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Soul Collecting Is Black Tie Only

Restaurant | USA(I’m in a pressed black shirt, black pants, and am wearing a red and black tie. I’m sitting down getting breakfast at a place, on a Sunday, when the following occurs.) Lady: *gives me...

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A Heartfelt Plea

Grocery Store | QLD, Australia(A year ago I had open heart surgery. Then in April ’15 I had surgery to fix a complication. I’m at the grocery store when the check out guy starts scanning denture cream...

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The Death Is Complimentary

a(Retail | Australia)Retail | AustraliaRetail | Australia(I’m looking at some clothes at a shop and an old man approaches me.) Old Man: “You would make a beautiful corpse.” (The man then walked away.)

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One Is Not Impressed

Tour Bus | Cairns, QLD, Australia(On a tour bus going north from Cairns, I sit near the driver who has a hands free microphone on to talk to passengers and gives information about the places we are...

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Wish You Could Un-know That

a(Church | London, England, UK)Church | London, England, UKChurch | London, England, UK(My family and I are visiting a famous church in London and we’re passing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier when my...

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Weathering Bad Comments

Online | USA(I regularly attend a convention that’s notorious for having problems with its online registration every year. Its attendees are also notorious for complaining very vocally about said...

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Driven By Blessings

Car | Winnipeg, MB, Canada(I am on my way home from college, and because it is a warm day, I have my car windows open. So does the car to my left, waiting at the same stoplight.) Me: *sneezes*...

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Food For Thoughtless

Bus | San Jose, CA, USA(My boyfriend and I are taking a bus ride from San Francisco to Hollywood. We start talking to a girl sitting across the aisle from us.) Girl: “I had to get up early and drive...

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All Residents Of The Gene Pool

Pool | WA, USA(I am ten, and one of my best friends is black. My dad owns a condo that he and I live in with a pool on the property. One day, he takes me and my friend down to the pool. We’d only been...

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Smile, And The World Demands More

Grocery Store | KS, USA(I’m in a grocery store buying an over-the-counter topical analgesic. I’m in a pretty bad mood.) Random Stranger: “You need to smile.” Me: “Huh?” Random Stranger: “You’re...

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Fifty Cents Higher

Train Station | Melbourne, VIC, Australia(I’m about 17 at the time and I’m waiting with a couple of friends for some of our other friends after school at a train/bus station so we can go hang out at an...

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Jehovah’s Witless, Part 4

Restaurant | IL, USA(My mom, sister, and I are out to dinner. I’ve recently graduated college and my sister is in elementary school. When she was a baby, I got the occasional “Oh, is she yours?” but...

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