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The unforgivable, socially treasonous act of sliding into the front of a line, instantly making you an enemy of the state.
Read full entry →The horrifying realization at the front of a queue that the establishment is engaged in tax evasion and you only have Apple Pay.
Read full entry →The degrading realization that your hard work and unpaid overtime is being compensated with cheap takeaway food instead of money.
Read full entry →The stealthy, disgusting act of clearing a kitchen surface by violently brushing the debris onto the linoleum for someone else to step on.
Read full entry →The cowardly relocation to an entirely different part of the house because you lack the bravery to trap an arachnid in a pint glass.
Read full entry →The selfish, nocturnal theft of shared bedcovers, leaving the other occupant shivering and exposed to the freezing bedroom air.
Read full entry →The humiliating scramble to retrieve a dropped 50p piece from the footwell while the driver behind you aggressively revs their engine.
Read full entry →A vicious, unspoken suburban war over a two-foot patch of public asphalt outside your respective houses.
Read full entry →An unpaid, HR-enforced nightmare involving terrible sandwiches, forced socialization, and building a raft out of cardboard.
Read full entry →The deeply offensive act of interrupting a colleague's flow by physically appearing in their peripheral vision uninvited.
Read full entry →The slick, sociopathic managerial act of stealing a subordinate's hard work and presenting it to the directors to get a bonus.
Read full entry →The pathetic corporate strategy of buying cheap Domino's instead of giving employees a pay rise or addressing burnout.
Read full entry →The minimum viable effort of gratitude shown to a driver, performed while staring steadfastly ahead.
Read full entry →The masochistic British habit of rejecting food you crave, solely to appear generous and well-mannered.
Read full entry →An opportunist who contributes nothing to the team dynamic but has a sixth sense for free baked goods.
Read full entry →The pathetic, culturally ingrained need to ask for forgiveness when asserting your basic consumer rights.
Read full entry →An invisible wave of depression that washes over a workforce upon learning they must bowl with their manager on a Thursday.
Read full entry →A gravelly, embarrassing vocal malfunction that ruins your attempt to sound professional on a video call.
Read full entry →The ruthless, dawn-patrol territorial marking of prime holiday real estate by paranoid British tourists.
Read full entry →The cowardly, highly tactical avoidance of the office kitchen when you sense a tea round is imminent.
Read full entry →The erratic, dangerous swerving required to navigate the lunar landscape of a typical British B-road.
Read full entry →The panic-stricken pat-down of your own clothing while a queue of angry commuters sighs behind you.
Read full entry →A test of endurance where household members wear coats indoors rather than admit defeat to British Gas.
Read full entry →A high-stakes cup of tea that must be the precise color of He-Man's face to avoid silent judgment from a plumber.
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