Things that Suck

Welcome to the BETA VERSION of Things that Suck, sister-site for the book by the same name. While we move things around, you're invited to explore our catalogue of life's trials and indignities. If you discover we've left something out, good for you. You're a genius.

Add it to the list!

buy it now

add your own

getting fired

getting dumped

getting dumped on your birthday

getting dumped and fired on the same day

male pattern baldness

dandruff

censorship

book banning

gang violence

food poisoning

chronic halitosis

putting your dog to sleep

bouncing a check

parking tickets

ulcers

student loan payments

breaking a shoelace

running out of ice

long supermarket lines

deforestation

getting stuck next to someone with B.O.

having B.O.

having painful gas

running out of gas

homelessness

housing projects

homework

flunking an exam

nuclear waste

politicians who mispronounce "nuclear"

leaning against wet paint

splitting your pants

acid rain

acid reflux

acid wash jeans

getting divorced

having parents who're getting divorced

lactose intolerance

farting in church

farting in yoga

smelling someone else's fart

meth labs

fender benders

pet dander

hay fever

nightmares

potholes

tax audits

people who won't shut up during movies

people who answer their phone during movies

people who text message during movies

finding a bug in your food

finding hair in your food

getting turned down for a loan

cavities

bee stings

presidential election years

campaign promises

screaming babies

losing your luggage

biting your lip

biting your tongue

getting mugged

breaking a nail

breaking a heel

other things that involve stuff breaking

diarrhea

vomiting

the smell of vomit

having diarrhea and vomiting simultaneously

dropping your ice cream

dropping your iPod

pimples

cellulite

varicose veins

toilet overflows

toilet overflows at someone else's house

shampoo in your eye

losing a contact lens

losing a bet

losing a ticket

having to get re-circumcised

finding your newspaper in a puddle

finding out your ex is getting remarried

finding out at 3 am the waiter gave you regular instead of decaf

finding a horse's head under your covers

poison ivy & poison oak

phone solicitors

bloody noses

the first day of school

missing your bus

going back to work after vacation

losing your address book

forgetting your keys

stepping in gum

stepping in mud

stepping in dog shit

stepping in dog shit and tracking it around

splinters

headaches

migraines

infomercials

late fees

litter

getting stood up

getting sued

getting your fingers stuck together with krazy glue

traffic

rush hour

underwear skids

holes in your socks

leaving a red sock in your white laundry

getting stuck in the middle seat on an airplane

airplane seats

flying coach

airplane food

not getting fed on a airplane

double-edged swords

paying for water

sunburns

ingrown hairs

dropped cell phone calls

going over your minute plan

tailgaters

SUVs

SUV drivers who park in compact spaces

cheaters

liars

head lice

high cholesterol

low blood sugar

turning forty

mid-life crises

hemorrhoids

hemorrhagic fever

frivolous lawsuits

ambulance chasers

Jar Jar Binks

dead batteries

identity theft

bankruptcy

roaches

termites

ants at a picnic

terrorists

being mugged

junk mail

computer crashes

losing all your data

losing your wallet

losing your nerve

global warming

lobbyists

allergies

funerals

blackouts

smog

dust in your eye

can't get the printer to work

can't see those Magic Eye pictures

ATM ate your card

dog ate your birthday cake

cat ate your fish

bad tippers

mimes

fruitcake

drum solos

falling off the wagon

running out of toilet paper

The Movie "Never Back Down"