But this reader, for one, felt only a quiet sense of “argh” while struggling through this chaotic account.

The two things I hate most: loud dogs and nosy neighbors.

"I begin to be sorry that he comes at all, " said Jane to her sister. "It would be nothing; I could see him with perfect indifference, but I can hardly bear to hear it thus perpetually talked of.

Her ailing brain comprehended nothing, but the only thing which she did not doubt was that he had come to get her.

You never have no fucking money.Fuck this shit. I don’t wanna make all these decisions.

Not surprisingly, though, the Popsicles you buy at the local corner store tend to be sickeningly sweet and neon bright, thanks to an abundance of high-fructose corn syrup and artificial colors.

Sorry the competition proved too much for you, but if it's any consolation, several local chess masters have, upon observing my technique, flipped out.

You can understand why a lot of principals get fed up with these sorts of fights and just decide on school uniforms.

The whip grew taut as human flesh and bone could bear and I felt that my arm was being torn from its socket.

I see a friend and her ringing laughter is intolerable — the noise of conversation in the restaurant, unbearable.

If you have never tasted seawater, it tastes like it is so salty that a mouthful would make you gag.

If you can’t take anymore, put baby down in a safe place, leave the room, and let her scream while you calm yourself down.

Trying had been a four-year process, and by the time Emily finally kindled, they were talking about fertility treatments. Or adoption.

Lifehacker is, of course, an advertising-supported site, so we'd love it if you kept our ads displaying, opting instead to individually kill only the ones that make your eyeballs itch.

I can't endure these ladies and all these civilities !

I tell a lie: in August I broke down and bought a Sanyo ECJ-N55W rice cooker and it was one of the best investments I’ve ever made.

This is such a touching thing but the guilt is almost unbearable.

Larry's strident voice was difficult to listen to for more than five minutes.

That child seems incapable of keeping out of (ie not getting into) mischief.

I gather that in these circumstances the koala is quite prepared to hang on until the dingo collapses.