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The aggressive cycling through a playlist because no music currently matches the exact vibe of your commute.
Read full entry →The addictive, mindless muscle memory of exiting a social media feed only to immediately launch it again.
Read full entry →The physical struggle with a computer connection that defies the basic laws of geometry.
Read full entry →The act of halting entertainment to look up a supporting cast member, resulting in a 40-minute Wikipedia detour.
Read full entry →The desperate, knife-wielding attempt to rescue charred bread because you don't want to make another slice.
Read full entry →The act of consuming cold cuts directly from the shelf while letting all the cold air out of the appliance.
Read full entry →The criminal abandonment of a perfectly made hot beverage until it is tepid and undrinkable.
Read full entry →The tragic over-saturation and subsequent structural collapse of a baked good into a hot beverage.
Read full entry →The covert consumption of the final snack item, followed by feigning ignorance regarding its disappearance.
Read full entry →The shameful abandonment of frozen peas next to the dog food because you couldn't be bothered to walk back.
Read full entry →The tactical deployment of intense visual interest in a mannequin to evade high-street clipboard warriors.
Read full entry →The refusal to purchase £80 of goods because the retailer refuses to absorb a minor delivery fee.
Read full entry →Feigning deep interest in a display of expensive watches because a torrential downpour just started outside.
Read full entry →The financial transaction of buying an unwanted bottle of water purely to acquire the bathroom key code.
Read full entry →The malicious scheduling of a high-stress email designed to hit an inbox exactly at closing time.
Read full entry →Seeking sanctuary in a bathroom stall to evade the person who always asks for 'a quick favour'.
Read full entry →The depressing act of consuming a sandwich over a laptop, thereby ruining the spacebar mechanism forever.
Read full entry →A meditative, catatonic state induced by looking at Microsoft Excel while thinking about absolutely nothing.
Read full entry →The act of traversing an office with purpose and a random document to avoid being handed actual work.
Read full entry →The cultural inability to simply say 'thank you', usually involving pointing out a flaw in oneself instead.
Read full entry →The hypnotic urge to join a well-formed line purely out of FOMO, regardless of the destination.
Read full entry →Slowing down from a frantic sprint into a casual stroll immediately after the bus doors close in your face.
Read full entry →The strategic use of meteorological observations to avoid discussing anything of actual personal substance.
Read full entry →The inherently British reflex of saying 'sorry' to inanimate objects following a collision.
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