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The Nags
Real-life nagging, submitted by the people who survived it. Filter by who’s doing the nagging and how they do it.
Hall of Fame · November 2026
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The most upvoted nags this month. Resets on the 1st.
Selective Hearing, Season 4
Asked my husband to grab milk. Asked again. Asked a third time. He finally said, "Why didn’t you tell me?" So I put a sticky note on the TV remote. He came home with milk. And the sticky note, framed.
The Dishwasher Manifesto
Forks DOWN. Knives DOWN. Spoons UP. Bowls are not hats for plates. I love you. Fix it.
The Midnight Garbage Ultimatum
At 11:58 PM my wife said, "The trash goes out tomorrow." At 11:59 she said, "So it goes out tonight." At midnight she said nothing at all, which was so much worse. I was at the curb by 12:01 in one slipper.
The Saturday Itinerary
SATURDAY: 1. Gutters 2. Garage 3. The thing you said you’d fix in 2019 4. Smile 5. Relax (after 1–4)