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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SATURDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 1962
You're "healing your inner child".
Your inner child is fine. It's your outer adult that hasn't opened a letter since March.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your favourite music is now called "a classic". So are you. It means old.
- Be your own boss. Your new boss naps at 2pm, can't pay you, and…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- “Just one more game” of FIFA was the most dishonest sentence in the English…
- You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
- You put "entrepreneur" in your bio. You've sold one pair of trainers on Vinted…
- Your toddler has stronger opinions about sock seams than you've had about anything since…
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