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WEDNESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 1962
Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been quiet".
You weren't. You were just talking to nobody.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Monday motivation is a myth. Like the Loch Ness Monster, a clean office microwave,…
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- When life gives you lemons, it sends the invoice later. With interest.
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- Till death do us part. Not a vow. A fixed-term contract with an unspecified…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
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