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The dangerous high-street game of stepping on suspicious concrete slabs after a rainstorm and hoping they don't squirt.
Read full entry →Rejecting hospitality purely out of manners, while desperately hoping the host asks a fourth time so you can say yes.
Read full entry →The reckless, biologically dangerous act of exposing bare skin to a beer garden simply because a ray of light pierced the clouds.
Read full entry →The suffocating, sweat-inducing nightmare of taking the London Underground wrapped in winter clothing with zero ventilation.
Read full entry →The arrogant refusal to hold onto a pole while standing on moving public transport, resulting in inevitable stumbling.
Read full entry →The deeply ingrained, entirely irrational British reflex to ask forgiveness from the person who just assaulted your toes.
Read full entry →The silent, brutal judgment of a hot beverage based on its color, usually classifying it derisively as 'dishwater' or 'builder's'.
Read full entry →The high-stress attempt to ensure your sandwich, drink, and crisps all possess the correct red label so you don't accidentally pay £7 for lunch.
Read full entry →The covert observation of neighboring properties to determine which specific refuse collection is happening tomorrow morning.
Read full entry →The devastating clarity that hits at 1 AM when the music is too loud, your feet hurt, and you just want a cup of tea.
Read full entry →The therapeutic, highly detailed assassination of a mutual enemy's character performed safely inside a private group chat.
Read full entry →The instantaneous spike in blood pressure when a colleague approaches your desk and says 'Do you have five minutes?'
Read full entry →The dangerously moronic act of pausing at a mechanical exit to check a map, causing a multi-person pile-up.
Read full entry →A completely hollow, venomous apology offered purely to end an argument while making it clear you still think you are right.
Read full entry →The physical expulsion of a mobile device immediately after dispatching a highly vulnerable or controversial message.
Read full entry →A relentless descent into anxiety caused by consuming an endless feed of global catastrophes while lying in bed.
Read full entry →The digital equivalent of running to the teacher, executed by insecure employees trying to cover their own mistakes.
Read full entry →A relentlessly dull individual whose entire personality has been replaced by macros, deadlifts, and unasked-for nutritional advice.
Read full entry →The violent, sudden compulsion to hurl a piece of frustrating technology through a pane of glass and walk away forever.
Read full entry →A claustrophobic, humid descent into hell experienced twice a day by city workers trapped in an unventilated metal tube.
Read full entry →Being so heavily under the influence of alcohol that all logic, dignity, and self-preservation instincts are entirely bypassed.
Read full entry →A fiercely opinionated, entirely uneducated local patron who traps innocent drinkers in endless conversations about chemtrails and the government.
Read full entry →A catastrophic group effort where too many managers and not enough competence turn a minor issue into a systemic meltdown.
Read full entry →An insufferable, attention-seeking guest who kills the vibe of a social gathering by forcing everyone to listen to their terrible cover songs.
Read full entry →The dictionary is still being written
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