Results tagged “nailclippers”

You'd think that winter, with its mittens and gloves, would save us from this wretched phenomenon, but sadly that has not been the case thus far. We hope you haven't experienced it, but those of you who have know exactly what we're talking about. The snip... snip... snip... noises. The feeling of revulsion. The No... it can't be. The attempt to avoid looking. The turning up of your iPod. The persistence of the snips, which somehow surmount even the iPod's maximum volume. The surrender to curiosity. The discreet half-turn in your seat. The sighting that confirms it. Yes... it is... fingernail clipping action on the MBTA! Shudder. more ›