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Since then, itasha (as the decorated vehicle) was derived from combining the Japanese words itai (痛い, painful, cringe, embarrassing) and sha (車, vehicle). [4] Itai means "painful", with additional senses of "painfully embarrassing" → "cringeworthy", "painful for the wallet" due to the high costs involved, or "painful to look at" (an ...
Image credits: jimmio92 #2. My favorite one was an account of an event on the work forums. A manager was working through a transaction with a couple. Whenever the man was asked a question, his ...
Personal embarrassment can also stem from the actions of others who place the embarrassed person in a socially awkward situation—such as a parent showing one's baby pictures to friends, having someone make a derogatory comment about one's appearance or behavior, discovering one is the victim of gossip, being rejected by another person (see ...
Image credits: cassidyhurley_ More stories await you in the list below: #1. This is like the time at work where I stated I was so hungry I could eat my arm off, meanwhile my coworker had only one arm.
Also gas pedal. A throttle in the form of a foot-operated pedal, or sometimes a hand-operated lever or paddle, by which the flow of fuel to the engine (and thereby the engine speed) is controlled, with depression of the pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate. admission stroke See induction stroke. aftermarket air brake 1. A type of brake in which the force that actuates the brake mechanism is ...
Image credits: Burgur #2. Sort of backward, I suppose, but I was a stripper for a little while in college. One time I was asked to show up dressed as a pizza guy.
Car and Driver named the Citation one of the most embarrassing award winners in history due to its numerous build quality and safety issues: "Things started going terribly wrong as soon as the X-car got in the hands of consumers. While staring down 60-month payment books, Citation owners were having trim bits fall off in their hands, hearing ...
Let the cars go around you. #21 Taking 10-15 mins in the morning to stretch and meditate (imagine your day going well while relaxing) will pay dividends over time.