Things That Exist for No Good Reason
1. The tiny pocket inside the bigger pocket on jeans.
2. The plastic “window” on envelopes that never lines up with the address.
3. The perforated edges on frozen‑food boxes that never tear cleanly.
4. The little paper circles hole‑punchers spit everywhere.
5. The twist‑ties that come with every loaf of bread even though no one uses them correctly.
6. The cardboard tube inside wrapping paper that immediately collapses.
7. The stickers on fruit that require surgical precision to remove.
8. The extra button sewn into shirts that never matches anything you own (except maybe that particular shirt).
9. The plastic tabs on milk jugs that serve no purpose except to fall into the sink.
10. The “open here” arrows on packaging that point to the strongest glue known to humankind.
11. The cardboard sleeves on hot takeout cups that never stay put.
12. The fake drawers under kitchen sinks that taunt you with their uselessness.
13. The tags on throw pillows that are longer than the pillow itself.
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#1: it's where I keep my lip balm...
ReplyDeleteAwesome list! #12 really annoys me!
ReplyDeleteHa! We are pretty much annoyed by all the same things. As for #1, I seem to remember reading somewhere that originally that little pocket was for your pocket watch.
ReplyDeleteStacy’s right. #1 was once part of all men’s pants and it was designed for pocket watches. I once saw an interview with a very, very, VERY old man whose claim to fame came back in the 1950s when he redesigned all pants for every branch of the military to eliminate that pocket. It seems that the savings in fabric (each sailor has six uniforms, and we’re talking Army, Air Force and Marines, too) and in streamlining the production process was considerable. Wouldn’t it have been nice if Elon and Team concentrated on saving us money on things like that today? I bet with technology moving so quickly, there are a lot of things that someone with imagination and objectivity could revise.
ReplyDeleteMy cats will tell you #9 are big game and must be vanquished.
Sounds like great material for a stand-up routine. I especially like #1 and shake my head to it.
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