Like - BEC
I learned a great new phrase recently. It’s “BEC” or “Bitch Eating Crackers” if you’re formal. What is a “bitch eating crackers?” It’s someone who you’ve come to have such a profound distaste for that everything they do, even the way they eat crackers, annoys you. Now, a “BEC” can be anyone. The only important thing is that they annoy you on an irrational level. Although, you may not realize that someone is a “BEC” to you at first. In fact, you might need to have this pointed out to you because chances are you have a “BEC” in your life but no one has ever said anything to you about it. Maybe they’re a coworker, a friend, someone in “the scene,” or even your partner (though hopefully not as that is a bad sign). I have had to have a “BEC” pointed out to me—they don’t read this blog (all of you are perfect). That’s actually how I learned the phrase talking to my girlfriend. I was on one about someone and she said, “Sounds like they’re your bitch eating crackers.” I said, “What’s that?” She gave me the definition I gave you and, as I’ve said, I liked it. Now I’m teaching you so you won’t look ignorant.
I had short-term roommate who I now realize, thanks to today's TILADL, was a BEC. Everything they did made me crazy. The worse problem was that when they were mad at me (frequent), the end of their nose wiggled uncontrollably. So, everytime they did something that drove me nuts - like eating crackers -- I would picture their nose and burst out laughing. Not surprisingly, even though I never copped to the reason, this led to something of a vicious downward cycle.