“It cost me six bucks on a four-dollar order before I could get the barista at Starbucks to notice that I was putting money in the tip jar.”
“The checkout guy at Whole Foods didn’t think it was funny when I asked if they accepted foodie stamps.”
“I lost the cultural moment when the emotion that sitcoms were supposed to inspire in people was maudlinity. Also, I don’t think maudlinity is a word.”
“The pressure to have an opinion about the Avengers movie is like a physical weight on my back.”
“The fact that I’m paying money for Hulu+ and I have to watch political campaign ads fills me with suicidal despair.”
“I’m a classics student, so I can get practically any book I need as a free e-book download. But I buy them in paperback versions anyway because I don’t want people to think I’m poor.”