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WEDNESDAY, 11 JULY 1956
Listen to your body.
It's asking for a biscuit and a lie-down. It's been asking for eleven years.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- “Too close to call” means nobody knows. It is said by people paid a…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- The council listened to your feedback. Then it did the thing anyway, but with…
- You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month. The call took 94…
- The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You took it…
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
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