the Christmas scarcity syndrome
An irrational fear that every potato, turkey and mince pie will disappear forever.
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An irrational fear that every potato, turkey and mince pie will disappear forever.
Read full entry →A frantic exercise in transferring shopping into bags before becoming an obstruction.
Read full entry →The terrifying realization that a hyperactive animal is about to wipe three pounds of wet dirt across your clean white jeans.
Read full entry →The pathetic, attention-seeking auditory performance of a man lifting a mildly heavy dumbbell while pretending he's giving birth.
Read full entry →An unparalleled, almost holy physical relief experienced when peeling soggy cotton from pruned feet after stepping in a puddle.
Read full entry →An agonizing state of hyper-awareness where you are forced to observe the horrifying, loud reality of your drunk friends.
Read full entry →An act of pure, unadulterated urban malice, denying a fellow human access to a vertical transport box out of sheer impatience.
Read full entry →A considerate, unprompted heads-up sent ahead of an unavoidable delay, sparing the other person any needless anxiety.
Read full entry →A short-lived, genuinely joyful shift in mood triggered by the year's first significant snowfall.
Read full entry →A meeting title that promises brevity and efficiency but delivers neither, running well over time with no clear purpose.
Read full entry →A well-intentioned annual promise to oneself with a shelf life reliably measured in days, not months.
Read full entry →The suspicious, never-confirmed act of manipulating a supposedly random gift draw to land the easiest possible pairing.
Read full entry →Excessively reliant on corporate jargon phrases like 'circle back' regardless of whether they add any actual clarity.
Read full entry →A sudden, deflating disappointment discovered only after a lengthy wait, forcing a hurried second choice.
Read full entry →Newly and enthusiastically claiming loyalty to a team purely on the back of a recent run of good results.
Read full entry →A comfortable, unspoken routine of always choosing the identical dish on every visit, out of habit rather than adventure.
Read full entry →In perfect, wordless agreement with a partner that a social event has run its course and should be abandoned.
Read full entry →A dated in-family reference so old it's outlived its context, kept alive purely out of tradition and mild cruelty.
Read full entry →A brief, precious moment of total quiet achieved only after the successful delivery of children to the school gates.
Read full entry →A sudden collapse of outdoor drinking comfort caused by an empty gas canister nobody thought to check.
Read full entry →An annual traffic catastrophe caused entirely by parents driving children dressed as the Gruffalo to the school gates.
Read full entry →A sudden demand for visual presence sprung on employees who assumed they could get away with pyjamas today.
Read full entry →A red-light beep of shame delivered directly to your pride at the front of a full, watching bus.
Read full entry →A cruel mechanical trap sprung on drivers who assumed contactless technology had reached every corner of the country.
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