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L'enfer C'est

Pithy definitions of Hell


Hell: alarm call; Monday morning; missing sock; snapped shoelace; mirror image; scales’ reading; blunt razor; bleeding lip; dripping blood; burnt toast; mislaid keys; flat battery; school-run chaos; red lights; traffic jam; congested rat-run; camera flash; car park full; late arrival; jovial colleagues; witless quips; hearty backslaps; cluttered in-tray; constant phone calls; endless emails; interruptions; stupid questions; crass complaints; crazy deadlines; silly blunders; cocky PA; criticism; innuendo; midday-meal queue; cold potatoes; indigestion; pm stupor; pointless meeting; lost agenda; empty ballpoint; broken pencil; feigned interest; ghastly goals; tedious targets; stifled yawns; mounting in-tray; empty out-tray; matters pending; false farewells; bulging briefcase; parking ticket; flat tyre; jammed jack; oily fingers; evening rush hour; slight collision; dented bonnet; cross exchanges; late homecoming; piles of junk mail; overeating; over-drinking; throbbing head; dull TV; bedtime boredom; lumpy pillow; restless mattress; sleepless night: dawn chorus; Tuesday morning.

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