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    I feel like there is context missing here. The situation is just way too specific…

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        I need more details. Let’s get to the bottom of this. How long had it been been since you arrived home? Were you standing or sitting down? Holding any drinks? How heavy is your backpack?

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          Yeah I feel like we’re getting somewhere now. At first I was on OP’s side, but now I’m imagining them like sitting on the sofa drinking a Diet Dr Pepper while watching Judge Judy reruns and half carrying on a conversation with their dad while wearing their backpack. Then after Judge Judy renders her verdict, dad is suddenly like “why are you wearing a backpack?” Then OP gets defensive and weird, and finally we find ourselves at the situation in the meme.

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            That would be pretty weird if if I did that. But in case anyone is curious, It was a few minutes after I had just gotten home from college and went inside the house and then went over to my dad to say hi before going to my room. He immediately asked me why I had my backpack on and I told him that I had just gotten back from college. It was at that moment he told me that wearing a backpack while talking to someone was weird. My Mom later walked in and asked what we were yelling about and she then started laughing because of how stupid the conversation was. I was standing the entire time we were arguing.

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              Point of clarification: were you wearing your backpack with both straps on, one strap on your shoulder, or across your chest?

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              Is this a first time occurrence? Has there ever been any other indication of your dad’s discomfort around people wearing backpacks? There might be some history here that you’re not aware of. Some past bad experience he had. A kind of PTSD.

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        I mean, yea, I’d probably have put my backpack down when I entered their home.

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        Ok maybe now he’s on to something. Did you just like get home and start pacing around with your backpack on? At that point why would you still have your backpack on lol

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    Am i supposed to take my backpack off to speak to someone, only to replace it when the conversation ends? But… why???

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      You’re supposed to take the backpack off, casually slide it out from under your trenchcoat, and offer it to m’lady to sit on while you hold her hostage converse with her.

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      Well in that case I’d have to agree that it is weird behaviour to wear your jetpack while talking to someone.

      Unless of course everyone is currently wearing a jetpack then sign me up.

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    Imaging caring what other people are doing so much you need to argue with someone about this. What a sad way to live

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    It is kinda weird if the backpack is a large camping bag and you’re both on an elevator going to the top floor of a highrise in NYC, and the conversation isn’t about why they have a hiking backpack on in the middle of the city.

    Outside of that very specific situation, what else could be weird about it?

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    I’ve talked to plenty of professionals on the job while they wear their backpack lol. That never even occurs to me.

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      Agreed, I’m an engineer and wear a backpack into the office. Am I expected to carry a briefcase to be taken seriously? It would clash with my jeans, polo, and Pokemon lunchbox.

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        also - my trapper keepers are way too thick for most briefcases.

        hell, my 3 ring binder full of overhead transparencies is too big for a briefcase.

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    I’m really not a fan of this meme format and I always downvote when I see it regardless of content. But I’ll make an exception this time, sorry to hear you actually got into an argument about this

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      Only fellow wonks and maybe a whole bunch of other people who listened to whatever this guy was on but…

      (Might edit in music symbols) Lionel, Lionel Lionel Lionel, Lionel Lionel Li!

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    Abusive parents,eh ? Yep, i know a thing or two about this bullshit. I’ve been beaten for the dumbest shit like breaking a glass or the remote , the computer changing it’s theme to the windows 98 one to conserve ressource when playing a game.