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[โ€“] GraniteM@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

One time in high school, I heard somebody yell "Steve, you [bundle of sticks], stop talking to your girlfriend and let's go!" and Steve was in fact at the time talking to his girlfriend.

The sheer concentration of cognitive dissonance has stuck with me to this day.