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Entries relating to phones.
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The terror that a friend will scroll past the intended picture into weird memes or selfies.
Read full entry →The sudden, heavy reluctance to engage in synchronous voice communication.
Read full entry →The universally frustrating experience where a symmetrical-looking plug requires multiple flips.
Read full entry →A neurological misfire causing the distinct sensation of a text message in an empty pocket.
Read full entry →Sliding audio devices slightly off the ear to hear the environment without fully committing to removing them.
Read full entry →The intense, fake concentration on a lock screen to prevent small talk in a confined vertical space.
Read full entry →The dangerous game of forwarding a captured image while exhausted or distracted.
Read full entry →The tactical deployment of a smartphone to create an invisible barrier against street fundraisers.
Read full entry →To prolong a conversation indefinitely because neither party knows the polite way to hang up.
Read full entry →The sudden, intense fascination with an empty lock screen to avoid eye contact on the high street.
Read full entry →The inability to throw away an outdated SCART lead out of fear you might need it in 2035.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 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 infuriating moment when your phone changes a perfectly spelled word into nonsense.
Read full entry →The act of watching your phone ring and refusing to answer out of digital paranoia.
Read full entry →The accidental consumption of mobile data because you forgot to re-enable your wifi.
Read full entry →The practice on video calls of turning on your microphone purely to prove you heard a joke.
Read full entry →The reflex action of patting your pocket to find a device you are currently holding.
Read full entry →Accidentally or intentionally dropping out of a fast-moving chat without saying goodbye.
Read full entry →To appear occupied by composing a message while avoiding eye contact.
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