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Entries relating to awkwardness.
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The public embarrassment of failing a 50/50 chance on basic architectural hardware.
Read full entry →The awkwardness inflicted on a stranger when you force them to jog slightly to reach the door you're holding.
Read full entry →The embarrassing self-inflicted injury caused by aggressively trying to get cozy.
Read full entry →The enforced conversational pause at a restaurant table while staff handle liquids.
Read full entry →The awkward side-to-side shuffling when two people try to yield right of way simultaneously.
Read full entry →An awkward gait designed to show gratitude for a held door without expending actual athletic effort.
Read full entry →The inability to sleep caused by the sudden recall of a minor social faux pas from a decade ago.
Read full entry →The embarrassingly high octave humans adopt exclusively for speaking to animals.
Read full entry →A performative, low-speed run designed to show appreciation without actually moving much faster.
Read full entry →The tactical acceleration or deceleration used to avoid awkward parallel pedestrian movement.
Read full entry →The awkward, bone-jarring collision with a glass entrance followed by a smooth recovery attempt.
Read full entry →The excruciating public embarrassment of intercepting a greeting not meant for you.
Read full entry →The awkwardness of forcing a stranger into a light jog because you held a door open too early.
Read full entry →The awkward side-to-side mirroring when two pedestrians fail to coordinate passing each other.
Read full entry →The embarrassment of walking around with your phone light glaring from your pocket.
Read full entry →A pause made heavy by the shared awareness that nobody knows what to say.
Read full entry →Caught in an over-polite standoff about who should walk through an exit first.
Read full entry →To appear occupied by composing a message while avoiding eye contact.
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