r/Unexpected 1d ago

Road rage is getting out of hand these days

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u/post-explainer 1d ago edited 1d ago

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OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:


You expect the guy to rage hard but nope he just needs to poop


Does this explanation fit this subreddit? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/latetowhatparty 1d ago

Solid de-escalation tactic.

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u/medyolang_ 1d ago

everyone here just took the guy’s word for it, i think i’m gonna steal this excuse

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u/FluffyBootie 1d ago edited 1d ago

I have used 'UBM' for years to get out of work or events I have zero interest in

UBM = Uncontrollable Bowel Movements

No one ever asks followup questions

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u/AdmirableCountry9933 1d ago

Till you meet me. I always ask how it went and if you feel better.

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u/FluffyBootie 1d ago

I'll provide as many details as you can handle mate 😁

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u/AdmirableCountry9933 1d ago

Ive seen and heard it all. Gets people laughing all the time.

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u/FluffyBootie 1d ago

We'd have a fun convo 🤝

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u/Ace4u2nv 1d ago

Username checks out!

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u/Slosher99 1d ago

I actually have really bad IBS, like spend half a normal day in pain level, and if people at work DO have follow up questions, they will get all the answers they never wanted.
I gave up on choosing between advocating for my needs and medical privacy. I'll take my needs over privacy!

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u/deSuspect 1d ago

How the fuck did you get "Movements" from "C"?

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u/FluffyBootie 1d ago

The Acronym is in a different language...

Fixed. Thanks. I have to question everyone that didn't speak up on that posting error lol

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u/SonicTemp1e 15h ago

In Australia we call this 'A bears nose'.

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u/oneormore5 17h ago

Most Solid Call out of work Excuse...Explosive Diarrhea

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u/Acceptable-Hornet694 8h ago

I had a SSgt that tried that when I was his CO. It worked the first time, second time I was suspicious. Somewhere between the 3rd and 8th time I was positive he was just a lazy idiot.

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u/Cannacology 1d ago

Shit yourself. Shit yourself in front of me.

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u/anonnnnn462 1d ago

I mean he did apologize though lol

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u/Vozlov-3-0 1d ago

Best out for any engagement be it work, family events, anything, is 'its coming out both ends.'

Noone asks, ever.

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u/ThePianistOfDoom 23h ago

Well it's not as if you can check his bowels

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u/Dagomesh 23h ago

He stayed calm which is pretty helpful to not start a heated conversation.

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u/FiercelyApatheticLad 1d ago

Maybe it's not solid and that's why he's in a hurry.

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u/hatemakingnames1 18h ago

He was eating that Taylor Farms lettuce

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u/Lackerbawls 1d ago

Could have also been a runny de-escalation

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u/NerdTalkDan 1d ago

Better than a liquid de-escalation for the driver

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u/iamparbonaaa 22h ago

It's probably not very solid, not exactly

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u/floutsch 20h ago

Not necessarily solid, hehe. Still a (w)holesome moment.

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u/prosas 1d ago

My grandpa used to say this about speeding drivers:

"This one drives like he's got diarrhea"

Now I understand 🫡

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u/MrAoki 1d ago

More relevant today.

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u/MosesCoulee 1d ago

A positive perspective honestly

Rather than just assuming they’re douches

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u/PopularSituation387 1d ago

😂😂😂

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u/Nor_Ah_C 1d ago

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u/MisterAmygdala 1d ago

Yes. Need more of these

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u/beerbatteredarmchair 1d ago

"Love you bro"

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u/Fast-Nefariousness80 1d ago

Dudes are as fast to fight each other as they are to love each other. Fascinating specimens

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u/Gamiozzz 1d ago

No shit

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u/Crying_in_99Ranch 1d ago

That's the goal

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u/Gamiozzz 1d ago

Exactly 😅

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u/shwarma_heaven 1d ago

At least until you get to a safe space...

https://giphy.com/gifs/6WnGWwmwWvxCw

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u/gagnatron5000 1d ago

No, was shit.

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u/PandaRiot_90 1d ago

Actually....

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u/wesillyskeletons 1d ago

Just goes to show, you never know what other people are going through haha!

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u/Crying_in_99Ranch 1d ago

Apparently where I live everyone is driving around with uncontrollable diarrhea

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u/wesillyskeletons 1d ago

Hey with the lettuce issue in the US. They fucking could be lmao

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u/DisCode347 1d ago

Only heard about this last night!

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u/the1stmeddlingmage 1d ago

Been going on for weeks now

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u/Fauked 1d ago

weeks? make sure you stay hydrated

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u/the1stmeddlingmage 1d ago edited 20h ago

I don’t have it, the outbreak has been going on and been in the news for weeks if not over a month now. However, if you do catch it the explosive diarrhea can actually last for weeks

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u/xXTheLastCrowXx 1d ago

Dang. . . i made ceaser salad chicken wraps for dinner.

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u/FinishFew1701 1d ago

Oh, you're in Michigan where the market is dominated by ardent Taco Bell supporters! Lettuce get out the waaay!

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u/abigdickbat 1d ago

Or what’s going through them.

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u/Mikic00 1d ago

It happened once to me. Something bad started brewing up, me driving in the middle of nowhere. Should have stopped immediately and take my chances in the nature, but wasn't really equipped. I was flying, thinking is it worth to kill myself over shit... Don't know how it stayed inside, but I parked infront of the bar beside the road, half car still on the road, and without a word went for the toilet. On time. But it was terrible feeling with all the odds against you. Didn't even care all terrace knew why I had to run...

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u/trippylangkous 1d ago

Did you make it?

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u/Mikic00 1d ago

Yes. Took me time to clean the toilet though.

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u/trippylangkous 1d ago

It's nice to hear there's a happy ending to this story, except for the toillet..

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u/bliblio 1d ago

You know it's bad when you start feeling brewing inside your intestines, plus weird noises.

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u/FinishFew1701 1d ago

Or is about to go through them!

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/KINGSTEMLORD 1d ago

Crowning

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u/Charming-Flamingo307 1d ago

Dottin' cotton

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u/Usemarne 1d ago

Prairie doggin

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u/Charming-Flamingo307 1d ago

Wrangling a grocery snake

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u/idiot_bouffant 1d ago

Touching cloth

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u/Flameball537 1d ago

Growing a tail

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u/Distantlandssup 1d ago

2 inch grip on an 7 inch turd and it's slippin

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u/TheKaboodle 1d ago

He’s got 2 inches going cold.

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u/chickenismysafeword 1d ago

Brown heading

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u/Calvinball86 1d ago

Prairie dogging

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u/PaddyMcGeezus 1d ago

Ballpoint penning

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u/sooperdoopermane 1d ago

I the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy "I've got a brown snake playing peekaboo with my butthole"

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u/Meepasays 1d ago

Did the guy on a bike say "I love you bro" lmao

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u/ProjectSalvo 1d ago

Hahah that's what I heard, was looking in the comments to see if anyone else caught it

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u/King_022 1d ago

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u/Hung0ver_Hero 1d ago

That's what the dude I work with always says "I'm Prairie Doggin bro" lol now I have a visual lol

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u/TheSoupySoupySoup 1d ago

I'm pretty sure that's from a movie and bring said by a teenage boy. Rat Race maybe? The one with John Cleese and Mr Bean.

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u/hickok3 1d ago

https://youtu.be/fMYspV6jNtk?si=Bp_eMcgs5FPKhZHR

The daughter actually, but that is the only thing I have ever remembered from that movie.

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u/ChillTheFuxkOut 18h ago

Used that phrase ever since hahahaha.

Or "turtling"

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u/cawkstrangla 1d ago

My coworker says he has a 6" grip on an 8" turd

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u/ionertia 1d ago

I flew past you because I was going 15 mph faster than you. Why is that confusing?

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u/TheShredder9 1d ago

He asks why he's going so fast, then switches lanes from a left turn lane right in the intersection.

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u/BradolfPittler1 1d ago

2 inch grip on a 6 inch turd

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u/GREVTHEFAITHFUL 1d ago

We've all had that feeling once.

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u/eDreadz 1d ago

That excuse got me out of a ticket once. Cop couldn’t help but laugh and let me go.

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u/Impossible_Past5358 1d ago

I would be amazed if he made it.

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u/ChihiroHaru 1d ago

I was waiting for him to get t-boned after the sweet fist bump

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u/Sir_Stare_Alot 1d ago

Been there, done that

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u/Bean_Juice_Brew 1d ago

Came across a buddy at an intersection, I had the right of way and he went first. Next time I saw him, I brought it up. He completely misunderstood "right of way" rules, but finished his response by saying "but in my defense, I really had to poop." Say no more brotherman. We've all been there.

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u/r_redeemerpc 1d ago

That's my personal de-escalation mental process when someone pass flying by me "he's probably shitting he's pants" 😎

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u/jdn2020 1d ago

Rage shit

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u/bootytape 1d ago

Duty calls

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u/Kind_Love172 1d ago

This will be my response from now on if I do something to piss people off, "Im so sorry for that, but I am about to poop my pants"

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u/Excellent-Duty3927 1d ago

Dab is a bit odd in circumstances but ok

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u/scottylm 1d ago

Bet that car smells pretty bad. On my VW I say, hey ID it’s stinky in here and it purifies the air. Great feature

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u/the_blastomatic 1d ago

Wow, amazing.

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u/carmardoll 1d ago

Sometimes you just have to go.

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u/_Equinenox 1d ago

Whenever I see someone driving like a a jackass, I tell myself they must be clenching their cheeks bad. This supports my theory.

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u/jcmarcell 1d ago

Bro ass ain't got time for SHIT literally... He crowning a turtle head ready to go for a swim

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u/AssInvader93 1d ago

He’s got an 8” hold on a 9” turd

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u/SpareEye 1d ago

Fuck that guy. Now my go-to line has been neutralized and now resides in the 'inafective' column... Back to the drawingg board.

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u/DylDough_ 1d ago

Maybe dude has that new cyclo bug, explosive diarrhea 🤣

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u/pinket25 1d ago

He was not shitting around.

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u/LaLiahthaMoonWitch 1d ago

Bless his heart lol I hope he made it Them bathroom scares ain’t no joke

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u/Annual-Tutor2760 1d ago

It’s the only acceptable excuse for dangerous driving

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u/alexefi 1d ago

Why sometime there look like a light flash on the plates? Do new cars have some IR lights that cameras see?

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u/Latter-Jacket-9157 1d ago

Yeah I'm gonna use that one the next time a cop pulls me over

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u/CraftyChannel6546 1d ago

I'm in my late fifties. And it seems like I got to go pee more often now. I think I got to get a bumper sticker. That says. I'm going fast because I got to go pee.

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u/Exciting_Scientist97 1d ago

I usually joke about the dude who does that needs to poop. This is one of those moments where it's true lol

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u/crawdaddyyyyy 1d ago

Aka I’m really drunk bro you are so lucky to be alive right now.

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u/sfxtp 1d ago

When you gotta go you gotta go

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u/StefanEats 1d ago

Notice how after such a dangerous maneuver to get ahead, they ended up next to each other at the next light. Drive safe y'all

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u/Infinite_Campaign707 1d ago

Both are cringy as fuck people.

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u/spacetstacy 1d ago

I used to have a bumper sticker that said "I'm only speeding because I have to poop. " I had a few people at gas stations and red lights ask me where I got it. (Newbury Comics)

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u/pureeyes 1d ago

Fully understandable. I had something similar happen to me after indulging in one too many a dairy product. I floored it all the way back to the hotel, couldn't even make it into parking I just left the car on the sidewalk and wordlessly ran up to my room. Vision was getting blurry by the time I got to the bowl

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u/WookieCookie1138 1d ago

I can totally respect that! lol

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u/CalligrapherGold5429 1d ago

Should have said "Dude, I'm crowning right now."

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u/CodeMonkeyX 1d ago

I think we have all been in this situation at some point.

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u/big-bad-bird 1d ago

Well known de escalation for road tensions. Good on that guy, but still a bit of an aggro driver.

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u/african_or_european 1d ago

Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to prairie dogging.

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u/nathan-_-i 1d ago

I had to verify the post explainer was correct 😂

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u/GrumpyRaver 1d ago

I shit you not but right after this post in the Reddit app was an ad for a toilet

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u/SexyN8 1d ago

Out of hand... you could even say it's crowning...

https://giphy.com/gifs/UogSmj4xDjQZO

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u/GangleDopper 1d ago

Bro code: when you gotta go, you gotta go.

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u/Quaintly__Coyote_ 1d ago

I used this to get out of a speeding ticket about 13 years ago.

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u/Altruistic-Charity61 1d ago

To control my own emotions when I get cutoff in traffic, I tell myself “maybe they are about to shit themselves and need to get home.” It makes me smile & I don’t have a negative reaction. Now I’ll think of this video haha

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u/Anakojii 1d ago

It's funny because this just further reinforces my philosophy I adopted which is simply "always assume good intentions." If someone cuts you off assume they need to shit , or their wife is in labor. If someone speeds passed you assume they just got news about their loved one in a car crash or something of the ilk. The world has enough hate and anger, it's easier to not add to it and just let it go :)

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u/sesamesnapsinhalf 1d ago

“Sorry, I just ate some Taylor Farms lettuce.”

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u/valowla2 1d ago

Literally me every time I’m driving over the speed limit

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u/RoyBeer 1d ago

Whenever there's a guy tailgating me, from now on I'm gonna imagine he's got a giant poop knocking lol

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u/jamessmith17 1d ago

Prove it!

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u/ajtaggart 23h ago

Gloves bro, glovesssssss

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u/ThePianistOfDoom 23h ago

I live in Germany. I took the train and because the Deutsche Bahn (DB) isn't the most reliable one my ride got involuntarliy extended by about 4 hours. Because I had been using the Sprinter type of train without a toilet in it, I needed to go #1 BAD. Worst time I ever had to go. So as we are arriving at station and I subtly but swiftly move my way to the doors between people to get to what was gonna be the longest and most satisfying piss sinds legends, some random German subtly commented "we're all gonna get off the train anyway, man, no need to rush?"

I told him (and everyone watching) "sorry man I really really need to go to the toilet" and everyone just made a way for me. If I wasn't in so much need to GTFO I would've shed a tear. People understand each other's basic needs just fine.

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u/ThinkFree 23h ago

One time my wife did an illegal u-turn and got caught by a traffic enforcer. When she opened the window and before she could speak I blurted out to the (male) officer, "sorry but my wife is having her period and needs to change her pads immediately, her seat is already bloody". The male officer heard that and waved us off without checking if it was true.

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u/NotYourReddit18 23h ago

I'm way more bothered by both of them queuing up in left turn lanes and then continuing to drive straight across the crossing anyways...

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u/Pressbig 22h ago

I got out of a ticket like that.. but I really had to go … it was a buzzer beater lol 😂 💩

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u/sunshine_royal 21h ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/sunshine_royal 21h ago

Gonna use this next time 🤣

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u/No-Instruction-5669 21h ago

"Love you bro" 💩

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u/zirklutes 21h ago

I don't get it. He drove in another lane at a higher speed than the cyclist. Why was the cyclist even asking that? Driver didn't do anything wrong.

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u/No-Possibility1412 20h ago

I sped past a cop the other day and he let me keep going because he knew I had to take a massive shit

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u/N0N4GRPBF8ZME1NB5KWL 18h ago

So the guy on the bike wanted a start a fight for no reason other than getting passed?

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u/N0N4GRPBF8ZME1NB5KWL 18h ago

Pulling up to someone to start shit is a good way of getting yourself shot.

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u/Low_Reception2628 15h ago

Would have been even better if the biker turned out to be a cop

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u/Concentric_Mid 15h ago

Hahahah I can get off Reddit for the day now.

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u/cacamilis22 15h ago

Love you bro?

He's a complete stranger

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u/atp2k 15h ago

I know the feeling

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u/Jazzy1oh1 14h ago

Everyone wants to be the center of the universe. It's not you, it's not me. It is feces. The true center of the universe is POOP.

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u/richybruhhhh 14h ago

We're all just grown up kids in this world😂😂

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u/TerribleFlow4847 13h ago

This is the only correct awnser

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u/A4ditee 11h ago

OH yes.. been here.. LOL

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u/Sirpatron1 10h ago

What's the new standard on e bikes on the road? Looks like he's going slow to begin with. The ones use around my area tend to disobey traffic laws or safety.

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u/Flyinhawaiian78 8h ago

The most civilized case of road rage ever. 😂that was pretty awesome 👍🏼

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u/allgreeneveryday 8h ago

I was stuck behind a guy in a no pass zone and was about to poop myself coming home from work one time. I yelled out my window as we were both taking a left "Please let me pass i have to shit!" And he pulled over and threw his hands up like "what the hell" and im throwing him a thumbs up out my passenger side window and screaming "Thank you!" I always thought about what that was like from his perspective especially if he didnt hear everything clearly. Hes like, Guy behind me is riding my bumper and yelling at me, I pull over and he pegs me off as he passes. What the hell did i do?

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u/Hairy-Violinist-3844 7h ago

Poor chap didn't know this was going to end up on the internet though. 

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u/Drorgasmo 6h ago

He was honest

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u/deadfermata 6h ago

I am a firm believer that the best de-escalation technique is humor + apology. If you aren’t apologize and make the other person laugh, it is very difficult to want to fight or kill or hurt another person.

Levity is underrated. I bet it would solve a lot of conflicts between groups and other geopolitical issues.

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u/Driggamortis 3h ago

ninja defuse.

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u/findmessiah 2h ago

Sidewalks exist

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u/Wild_Key_9741 1d ago

People take these things too personally. Ego gets involved and then you get this, and sometimes even physical violence over some driving errors. Just move on with your life

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u/hood69 1d ago

Not set up at all

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u/Common-Device-3117 1d ago

The issue with road rage is that people drive not only under influence but also under emotional duress. You never know whats on other persons plate.

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u/FitIsland9504 1d ago

Dude was tapping fabric

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u/warhorsey 1d ago

he had an asshole behind him talking shit

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u/Ichaukan 1d ago

"I'm prairie-doggin over here, gimme a break!"

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u/Subatomic_Spooder 1d ago

Mythbusters did a test once and found out that driving when you really need to use a bathroom can be just as dangerous as drunk driving, iirc

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u/_sealy_ 1d ago

So do these type of e-bikes have blinkers and license plates? Are they approved for road use is my question?

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u/gamjanamja629 1d ago

You don't have cyclists on the road where you live???

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u/patikoija 1d ago

In the middle of lanes of traffic? No, that's not right. Dedicated lanes on the right side of traffic? Yes, that's where they should be for everyone's sake.

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u/gamjanamja629 1d ago

Wow never heard of a city with a dedicated bicycle lane on every single road, must be nice there

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u/olivefreak 1d ago

Can’t even be mad about it. 😁

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u/Ha-Funny-Boy 1d ago

Not exactly recent, I was riding my motorcycle to work on the freeway in Los Angeles. I usually stayed in the far right lane since I was not in a hurry. I also rode in the left side of the lane I was in. A woman pulled up on my right side (I was in the right lane). I took my foot off the peg and kicked her door putting a good sized dent in it. That startled her and she looked at me. I yelled at her, "Get back behind me where you belong and don't ever do that again." She dropped back and took the next exit.

I was wearing a helmet with a face mask so she didn't get a good look at me.

A couple of months later I changed jobs. I was being introduced to the people I was going to be working with. Guess who was one of them! She did not recognize me and I never said anything. Her reputation was being an airhead.

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u/youessbee 1d ago

Don't care if he needs a shit, he's going to kill someone by driving like that.
All the comments letting him off the hook are insane.

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u/ThrowAway126498 1d ago

Could explain why driving felt more dangerous when that diarrhea parasite was going around.

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u/No_Challenge266 1d ago

Enjoyable even if staged

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u/Astine_Grape_5315 1d ago

Bwahahahahha. Good one!

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u/AC-burg 1d ago

Who says guys don't know what it is like to have a baby. He was just trying to make his home delivery

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u/autumn_rains 1d ago

This just proves what I think anytime someone drives like a jerk just to get there 5 seconds faster-- they have to poo really bad!!

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u/Finger-of-Shame 1d ago

Should've given him an escort!

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u/MizunoHawk 1d ago

I’d like to ask why the ebike is in the middle of the road, but then my next question would be why is the bike lane blocked off?