#825 When you need to erase something but the eraser of your pencil is already worn out

Instead of the delightful sound and feeling of an eraser snubbing out your unwanted marks, you are greeted with the screeching vibrations of metal or plastic against paper. You'll also be able to look forward to some nice streaky marks on your paper when you intended just the opposite to be there, absolutely nothing. Where's the Magic Rub when you need it?

It's just slightly annoying.

#826 Unknowingly leaving something destructive or fragile in your pocket before sending pants through the washing machine

Markers, pens, chapstick, money, important notes, electronics. If it's slightly valuable to you or it's slightly destructive when washed, you can bet that it will end up in the washing machine in the pocket of a favorite pair of pants of yours. It's fine, you can still where them, that ink blotch is totally "in" this year.

It's just slightly annoying.

#826 When the hand dryer in the bathroom turns off before your hands are dry

Not much needs to be said here, because this happens 100% of the times you need to dry your hands with in a bathroom with only hand dryer machine things. I'm all for going green, but I miss the paper towels in the bathroom.


It's just slightly annoying.

#827 When your wallet is uncomfortably thick

Seems like this shouldn't be a problem, right? If having too much money in your wallet is an uncomfortable problem, then I'll be uncomfortable all day, every day.

Let's not kid ourselves though. For most of us, our wallets aren't thick from too much cash. It's probably all those "buy ten, get one" free cards, it's those credit cards that need to be paid off, it's the several forms of ID, it's the insurance card, the business cards. Usually, anything but cash.

The more you accumulate, the thicker your wallet gets, and the more uncomfortable it is to sit on it. You'll have a permanent lean towards whatever pocket your wallet isn't in. One of your butt cheeks might even be a little sore after a long dinner.

It's okay though, when you get that free sandwich for spending over a hundred bucks at that fast food joint, it will be worth it.

It's just slightly annoying.

#828 Stubbing your toe

It's such a stupid and embarrassing way to hurt yourself. No matter what you stub it on, it's ultimately your fault for not watching where you were walking. It usually doesn't hurt enough to be extremely painful really annoying but hey...

It's just slightly annoying.

#829 The elusive booger

This booger is the master of elusiveness. This little guy clings to dear life when you start digging around and gets out of harms way when the tissue comes out. Maybe if we could spend more time picking our nose in public, we'd have less elusive boogers to constantly bug us and we'd live a little more peacefully.

Sure, even with that booger chilling there, you can breathe well enough. You can tell yourself it's no big deal, you'll forget about it. But you'll always feel that elusive booger, slightly blocking your nasal passage. Get angry, get aggressive, get that booger and obtain freedom. Breathe deep and enjoy your victory and the fresh air.

It's just slightly annoying.

#830 Having to restart your computer after downloading an update

Thanks for the update but interrupting what I was doing to force a restart is not cool. Sure, I could "restart later," but then I don't get my updates, so that's only a bittersweet victory over the update-restart combination.

It's just slightly annoying.

#831 Having to pee during hide and seek

You've got the best hiding spot. You'll never be found. Eventually, the seeker will have to call out that he gives up and you will jump out with a big grin on your face. You, my friend, are the king of hide and seek.

But what's this? It can't be. You just got into hiding position a moment ago. Why is this happening? You, the king, have the same kryptonite that all hide and seek players have. A weakness that no man or woman will ever conquer. A weakness that will undoubtedly reveal your amazing hiding spot to the world. You have to pee.

There are two ways that you can save a little bit of grace in this scenario.
1) Get out of your hiding spot quickly so when you're caught, your great hiding spot isn't revealed. It's just you, looking stupid (and possibly doing the pee dance) in a terrible open spot.
2) Wear a diaper and don't leave your spot. Problem solved.

It's just slightly annoying.

#832 Finding an employee in a supermarket to help you find something

The only thing harder than finding that thing you were looking for is finding someone to help you find that thing you're looking for.

Does anyone else consider asking a random person who looks like a supermarket veteran to help you find the unfindable?

It's just slightly annoying.

#833 The phantom phone vibrate

Anything? Nope.

The phantom phone vibrate is the common occurrence when you feel your phone vibrate but discover that it did not vibrate at all. You have no alerts, texts, emails, nothing.

This wouldn't be too annoying if it didn't happen a few more times sometime soon after the first time. This occurrence never happens just once. You will feel the disappointment and the slight annoyance many a time before your phone is done playing tricks on you.

Bzzzzzzz.

It's just slightly annoying.

#834 Eating or drinking after brushing your teeth

Smile now, you won't be soon.

You want to ruin the taste of something you love? Clean your teeth first. Mission accomplished.

My personal least favorite combination with toothpaste? Orange juice. Bleh.

It's just slightly annoying.

#835 The Duck Hunt dog

For those of you who lived under a rock during the 90s, the Duck Hunt dog is your best friend, picking up ducks that you shoot down. He's also your worst enemy, blatantly laughing in your face every time you fail to hit a bird. If you even want to call him a friend, you can call him that one friend that you never really want to hang out with.

This dog's owner clearly never taught it manners or sportsmanship. People (and dogs) of the world, it's generally construed as rude to laugh at someone's failure in their face.

It's just slightly annoying.

#836 Sweating through a shirt

If you ever want to feel self conscious, go ahead and arrive somewhere important after having trekked through the heat in your gray shirt.

There's nothing like arriving to your job in a shirt that is no longer the same color because of all of your body sweat. You gotta love taking a seat in class wondering how gross people think those stains on your shirt are. Walking seemed like such a good idea! Lesson learned.

Find yourself some air conditioning and don't move for about 15-20 minutes. Your visible sweat stains might just go away, leaving you wondering if that dry sweat is emitting the terrible odor you've begun to smell everywhere.

It's just slightly annoying.

#837 Having to ask to go to the bathroom in school

Bathroom passes are great to let
the world know you've been allowed
to use the restroom.

Thankfully, this really changes after high school. It's pretty ridiculous to think that we let teachers tell us when we were "allowed" to use the bathroom. This part of the school system is absurd and almost degrading to an extent.

If I want to go to the bathroom, I'm leaving and going to the bathroom, and no one is going to tell me that I can't because "somebody else is already using the bathroom." What a funny reason to not let allow someone to go to the bathroom. I forgot that schools only had one bathroom and it was a unisex bathroom that only one person could use at a time.

It's just slightly annoying.

#838 Snorers

Snoring can really suck, but never for the snorer. The funny thing about snorers is that they always get the best night of sleep out of anyone in the bed and/or room. You'll lay awake for hours, pondering how that noise could possibly be coming from a human. It's like someone is doing construction work in your bed. They'll sleep through the night, playing in dream land.

I know what you're thinking when a snorer is keeping you up all night. I assure you that smuggling the snorer with a pillow until they stop snoring is not a good idea.

It's just slightly annoying.

#839 Seeing the bus pull away as you approach the bus stop

Let loose that sigh of dissapointment and grab a seat, you'll be waiting a while.

It's just slightly annoying.

#840 When you're with someone who's having a text conversation with someone else and they leave their text ringtone on

Nobody wants to hear your phone make any noises over and over again, let alone the same noise over and over again. It's a little rude, don't you think? You see all of those eyes on you? They don't belong to happy people. Put it on vibrate and stop forcing the world to acknowledge every time you get a text.

It's just slightly annoying.

#841 Trying to find your spot or your people at the beach

Just look for your out-of-shape parents. Just look for your beach chairs. Just look for your guy friends who are acting like idiots. Just look for your girl friends that are laying out, catching some rays. Oh wait, everything is the same on the beach.

Even after hanging out in your claimed spot, you're bound to lose track of where you posted up after going for a leisurely walk down the beach.

It's just slightly annoying.

#842 Getting out of the parking lot after a concert or sporting event

You know you can walk faster than you'll be moving in your car. In fact, hey, there's someone walking faster than your car right now. The pros will park near exits of parking lots, but sometimes it's just not an option. It happens. And when it does...

It's just slightly annoying.

#843 Being put on a cell phone's speakerphone

Maybe if these things came with
cell phones, we wouldn't encounter
this slight annoyance.

It's often unnecessary and always impossible to make out what's being said.

It's just slightly annoying.