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The daily broadcast of green and yellow squares to an audience who did not ask and does not care.
Read full entry →A calm, confident lie told between mouthfuls of an entire packet of custard creams straight from the biscuit barrel.
Read full entry →A cynical, well-earned suspicion that a temporary closure sign is actually the beginning of the end.
Read full entry →A high-pressure, multi-pocket search performed under the judgmental gaze of an entire rush-hour queue.
Read full entry →The specific secondhand embarrassment felt watching a guest's decades of hope collapse in real time on national television.
Read full entry →A cruel mechanical trap sprung on drivers who assumed contactless technology had reached every corner of the country.
Read full entry →The silent, judgmental glares of an entire quiet coach directed at one oblivious phone user.
Read full entry →A hypnotic, entirely incomprehensible late-night broadcast that soothes millions of landlocked listeners into sleep.
Read full entry →A loud, misplaced show of confidence in general knowledge that collapses entirely on reveal of the correct answer.
Read full entry →A rising sense of existential doom triggered by a red battery icon and a full day ahead with no plug in sight.
Read full entry →A small, genuine burst of comfort discovered upon realising a beloved cheap shop has survived another economic downturn.
Read full entry →A forced, low-stakes conversation conducted entirely through a mirror while trapped under a gown and scissors.
Read full entry →A momentary loss of driving nerve at a junction, resulting in an entire queue of traffic building up behind you.
Read full entry →A brief, unearned surge of patriotic optimism that always evaporates the moment the voting actually begins.
Read full entry →A sudden, total mental collapse regarding beverage preference, occurring only under direct social pressure at the bar.
Read full entry →An annual, self-imposed battle of will against rising energy bills, always lost within the first week of autumn.
Read full entry →An involuntary, muscle-memory reaction to a childhood jingle heard decades later at a wedding disco.
Read full entry →A recurring national state of confusion regarding the extremes celebrities will endure for a Cyclone star.
Read full entry →A devastating workplace crisis in which a splash of curdled dairy ruins an entire mid-morning brew.
Read full entry →A collective, unspoken agreement to never, ever acknowledge what has just happened in an enclosed metal box.
Read full entry →A reflexive, deeply ingrained courtesy extended to inanimate objects regardless of who is actually at fault.
Read full entry →A meteorologically guaranteed event in which any planned outdoor gathering is cancelled by biblical rainfall.
Read full entry →The horror of realising a habitual, affectionate sign-off has just been sent to someone entirely inappropriate.
Read full entry →A relentless, single chirp from a ceiling-mounted device timed exclusively for the deepest part of the night.
Read full entry →The dictionary is still being written
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