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0 pointsdmonitor3y ago0 comments

reminds me of a story about a guy who was given a gift, a decorative plate with a rooster on it i think it was. didn’t care for it too much, but out of politeness put it on display on an empty cabinet he had. a while later someone noticed he had it and figured he liked it, so got him a similar decorative plate with a rooster on it. again, out of politeness, he put it next to the old one. now other people started to think he just really liked roosters, and started giving him little rooster statues and nicknacks. Eventually he just has a whole display cabinet of rooster themed gifts that he never really cared for to begin with, but people just assume he likes them because people keep giving them to him.

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whiddershins3y ago

I had a friend who this happened to with ducks. You would go to her house and there were little duck icons and duck figurines and duck themed things everywhere.

When questioned, it turns out she never cared about or liked ducks. Someone gave her one and then it became the go to present for her for every occasion, for decades.

Decades of ducks.

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bluegate0103y ago

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/critical

Washuu3y ago

I have a whole shelf full of horse stuff because of this!~

yeetard3y ago

this is a hilarious example for a serious problem. well done!

bluesign3y ago

and in the end, he starts to like that decorative plates with roosters or at least thinks rooster on plate is a nice decoration if it is produced that much.

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