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The instant wave of buyer's remorse that hits after agreeing to attend a social event.
Read full entry →The agonizing trap of sitting in a passenger seat while the driver chats to a neighbor.
Read full entry →The aggressive, jarring beep a card machine makes, making you feel like you've stolen something.
Read full entry →The intense pressure to pack bags and pay rapidly before the person behind you sighs.
Read full entry →The inexplicable burst of feline energy that results in parkour off the bedroom walls in the dead of night.
Read full entry →A brilliant, devastating retort that arrives entirely too late to be of any use.
Read full entry →The exhausting physical battle to keep a supermarket trolley moving in a straight line.
Read full entry →The refusal to consume the final centimeter of a drink due to a fear of backwash or dregs.
Read full entry →An awkward gait designed to show gratitude for a held door without expending actual athletic effort.
Read full entry →The paradox where a plug with only two sides requires three attempts to insert correctly.
Read full entry →The gradual acceptance that you are going to eat a slice of plain cheese instead of a real meal.
Read full entry →The irrational, compulsive need for the television sound level to be a multiple of two or five.
Read full entry →The painful, humiliating consequence of losing grip strength while reading in a supine position.
Read full entry →The mandatory, untranslatable vocalization emitted when trying to navigate past someone in a narrow space.
Read full entry →The affectionate but agonizing process of a feline making 'biscuits' on your bare thigh.
Read full entry →A frantic, forward-leaning run designed to make a clumsy trip look like an intentional burst of speed.
Read full entry →The aggressive, prideful kicking of dirt by a canine who has just completed their business.
Read full entry →A tight-lipped, emotionless stretching of the mouth used to acknowledge another human politely.
Read full entry →The complete erasure of intent caused by passing through a doorframe.
Read full entry →The desperate act of smiling and emitting a gentle chuckle in lieu of asking someone to repeat themselves a third time.
Read full entry →The painful suppression of heavy breathing to appear fit when reaching the top floor.
Read full entry →Feigning deep interest in a display of candles because your friend is taking too long at the till.
Read full entry →The mandatory double-click required to ensure barbecue implements are functional.
Read full entry →The irrational guilt experienced after aggressively slamming a stapler or dropping a mug.
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