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The vague, informal ledger kept in a relationship regarding who bought the last takeaway versus who paid for the cinema.
Read full entry →The acoustic measurement of slamming wood used to determine if an apology is currently required.
Read full entry →A mutual, non-verbal look shared between partners that initiates a stealthy exit from a social gathering.
Read full entry →A paralyzing inability to select entertainment, resulting in an hour of watching trailers before going to sleep.
Read full entry →The intense, unbroken gaze a canine locks onto its owner while assuming the position.
Read full entry →An Oscar-worthy display of feline agony, protesting a bowl that is technically 90% full.
Read full entry →The specific time of night when a cat decides to run horizontally along the back of the sofa.
Read full entry →An embarrassing, squeaky vocal register humans adopt involuntarily when addressing anything fluffy.
Read full entry →A state of voluntary paralysis entered into because disturbing a slumbering animal is morally unacceptable.
Read full entry →The intense psychological distress of watching a battery icon drain to its final, fatal pixel.
Read full entry →The painful penalty for doomscrolling while supine, resulting in a bruised nose and dented pride.
Read full entry →A glitch in the human nervous system that perfectly mimics the sensation of an incoming text message.
Read full entry →The heart-stopping fraction of a second where your entire company almost sees your online shopping basket.
Read full entry →A horrifying, knotted mass of HDMI cables and power cords that has achieved sentience.
Read full entry →The blind faith that 'best before' is merely a suggestion, usually resulting in regret.
Read full entry →A common psychological trick where purchasing healthy greens offsets the guilt of a terrible diet, before letting them rot.
Read full entry →The unapologetic, dominant seizure of the final piece of shared food while asserting dominance.
Read full entry →A clandestine meal consumed over the kitchen sink at midnight, usually consisting of cold leftovers.
Read full entry →A physical assessment of liquid mass to determine if a cup of tea is viable without a trip to the shop.
Read full entry →The frantic, clumsy attempt to slide a debit card into a purse while the cashier glares at you.
Read full entry →The hypnotic compulsion to purchase heavy duty machinery alongside your weekly groceries.
Read full entry →A highly suspicious, over-casual walk performed while exiting a store empty-handed past a security guard.
Read full entry →The loud, public accusation of theft from a self-checkout machine over a misweighed lemon.
Read full entry →An aggressive, rapid-fire scanning technique by a supermarket employee that overwhelms the customer's bagging speed.
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