These days, it seems like everyone has something to complain about. It has become a sanctioned activity in a day where the mandate is to be "politically correct". Reading the newspaper or watching a TV
newscast fills you with topics that involve some person, group, or thing complaining about some other person, group, or thing. Lawyers, various "rights" groups, and the government (at least in the US) all thrive on
people complaining!
But a true Piss & Moan is much smaller than a complaint or grievance. It's something that sits back in your brain waiting for the chance that someone will listen to it, then it goes back into hybernation. It's really of no use at all unless it's shared with someone. And although it may be an issue that lasts a lifetime, rarely does anyone take action on it. That would kill the P&M and it would be of no use anymore. Many people complain about taxes, bureaucracy, employers, and the weather. While these can be technically be classified as P&M's they are not what we're interested in here at the Club (unless their sheer number qualifies one as a real drag at parties.
The best P&M's are things that other people never think about, but when you mention it, everyone agrees that it really bugs them too!
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