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    17 Things That Are Legal But Feel Illegal When You're Doing Them

    I would love to see a student try calling their teacher by their first name.

    Redditor stillchill123 recently had the genius idea of asking Reddit users, "What is something perfectly legal that feels illegal?"

    Showtime

    Here are some of the best responses:

    1. "Taking many napkins from a cafe or restaurant and pocketing them to use as tissues."

    ITV

    —GhostOfAHamilton

    2. "Trying to lock-pick my own house because I can't find my key."

    Cinemax

    —Silver_Archer13

    3. "Going into a store to use the restroom without buying anything."

    Fox

    —DeathSpiral321

    4. "Calling a teacher by their first name."

    NBC

    —WasteOfAir_05

    5. Opening a drink at the store and drinking it before you eventually pay for it at the register.

    Universal Pictures

    "My little brother is the type of guy to crack open a Gatorade to quench his thirst, browse around the store and then check out the empty Gatorade bottle at the end."

    —dkfreezy

    6. "Taking more than one free sample."

    CMT

    —TheMooseK

    7. "Walking through 'nothing to declare' at the airport and having a nagging concern that just maybe you managed to pack 5 kilos of cocaine, a handgun, several tons of pest-infested fruit and 2,000 cigarettes over the tobacco limit."

    Nick

    —Waxedjacketproblem

    8. "Having something of yours in your pocket while in a store that also sells that thing."

    Comedy Central

    —inkyblinkypinkysue

    9. "Bringing home a newborn infant."

    CBS

    —MN-Frisbee

    10. "Filling out government forms. I answer honestly, but constantly feel like I'm going to misinterpret a question and somehow commit some manner of bureaucratic felony."

    Disney

    —Madrojian

    11. "Driving when near a cop."

    Fox Searchlight Pictures

    —irishamerican

    12. "Ripping off a few bananas before you buy them from the grocery store if you don't want the whole bundle."

    RCA

    —bearface7771

    13. "Reading all or most of a book in a bookstore and then putting it back on the shelf."

    Nick

    —ralthiel

    14. "Walking into a beauty store and spraying some expensive cologne from the tester bottle before going to your interview."

    NBC

    —Jiggly_Love

    15. "Turning the light on inside the car when you're driving."

    Fox

    —forumdestroyer156

    16. "Buying alcohol for the first time when you turn 21 in the U.S."

    Columbia Pictures

    —DoraTheExorcista

    17. "When someone orders a pizza for a group and you take the last slice."

    MTV

    —SwagDaddyMooney