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The agonizing public embarrassment of wrestling a metal spider that has violently snapped inside-out during a storm.
Read full entry →A densely packed, infinitely expanding mother-bag that houses sixty other crumpled supermarket carriers from 2014.
Read full entry →The theatrical performance of receiving a fake text message to justify turning 180 degrees in the street so strangers don't think you're lost.
Read full entry →The soul-destroying realization upon entering a sticky-floored establishment that there is no seat, no paper, and the door doesn't lock.
Read full entry →The grim anticipation of a freezing house and a decimated bank account upon discovering a fault in the central heating mid-January.
Read full entry →The ultimate household treachery discovered when you have already sat down and realized the previous occupant was a lazy monster.
Read full entry →The cynical but highly likely belief that the tradesman is creating thousands of pounds of imaginary problems for a car that was working fine yesterday.
Read full entry →The humiliating process of proving to a teenage employee that you didn't steal a 20p loose carrot.
Read full entry →The desperate physical attempt to reclaim 10% of the blanket from a selfish, cocooned spouse who has rolled themselves into a burrito.
Read full entry →A suburban declaration of war authored by an infuriated homeowner tired of strangers utilizing their waste receptacle.
Read full entry →The panic-inducing failure to put the refuse out, resulting in a sprint down the driveway in your boxers.
Read full entry →A sudden, catastrophic failure of muscle memory occurring at the worst possible moment while a line of people waits behind you.
Read full entry →A furious optical standoff with an unresponsive application, right before it force-quits without saving your last hour of work.
Read full entry →The incredibly dangerous, high-speed intimidation tactic performed by a leased German car while you are already doing 75mph in the fast lane.
Read full entry →The selfish managerial habit of booking completely arbitrary time slots to simulate a high-stress, vital work environment.
Read full entry →The polite, written equivalent of tapping on a sign, translating directly to 'I already answered this, you absolute clown.'
Read full entry →The corporate disease where a topic that could be resolved in a two-minute chat is stretched to justify middle management's existence.
Read full entry →A weapon of mass destruction delivered via SMS, frantically making you review every mistake you've made in the last decade.
Read full entry →The psychological torment of anticipating standing in a stranger's armpit on the Central line for the next five days.
Read full entry →A polite managerial silencing tactic used to stop a difficult topic from being discussed in front of the rest of the team.
Read full entry →The highly tactical, evasive movement across a workspace to prevent being assigned extra work by a roaming superior.
Read full entry →A terrifying acoustic event that prompts residents to army-crawl away from the windows to avoid interacting with whatever is on the porch.
Read full entry →The stubborn choice to wrap yourself in a duvet on the sofa and complain about the temperature rather than admit defeat to the energy company.
Read full entry →The plague-spreading refusal to work from home, utilized by a martyr who insists on infecting the entire open-plan desk block.
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