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The act of passing a suspicious dairy product to a partner for a second opinion.
Read full entry →The terrifying and clammy attachment of wet plastic to your skin while washing.
Read full entry →The perpetual relocation of unfolded clothes rather than actually putting them away.
Read full entry →The mysterious phenomenon of bedcovers completely consuming a television remote.
Read full entry →An irrational psychological preference for one receptacle over all identical others.
Read full entry →The aggressive snap of elastic giving way while making a bed.
Read full entry →The covert consumption of the final piece of food to avoid replacing it.
Read full entry →A passive-aggressive household stalemate where rubbish is piled increasingly high.
Read full entry →The financially irresponsible act of adjusting the heating rather than dressing appropriately.
Read full entry →The tense act of stopping the microwave at 0:01 to prevent waking the household.
Read full entry →The physical marking of territory on a sofa by aggressively arranging a pillow.
Read full entry →The inability to throw away an outdated SCART lead out of fear you might need it in 2035.
Read full entry →The silent fury of re-stacking plates efficiently after a partner has loaded them chaotically.
Read full entry →The refusal to open the dishwasher door, opting instead to abandon crockery in the basin.
Read full entry →The act of deliberately measuring water so you don't have to offer tea to anyone else.
Read full entry →The amnesia that strikes the exact moment the refrigerator light turns on.
Read full entry →The cruel repositioning of a layout that causes you to click an ad instead of the intended button.
Read full entry →The obsessive habit of opening apps solely to eliminate the notification badge.
Read full entry →A rambling, incoherent message left simply because you weren't prepared for the beep.
Read full entry →The embarrassment of walking around with your phone light glaring from your pocket.
Read full entry →The delicate contortion required to make a fraying charging wire actually conduct electricity.
Read full entry →The mourning period that follows a forced interface change on a beloved app.
Read full entry →The infuriating moment when your phone changes a perfectly spelled word into nonsense.
Read full entry →Adding punctuation purely to reassure a colleague that you aren't annoyed with them.
Read full entry →The dictionary is still being written
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