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THURSDAY, 16 AUGUST 1973
You flipped a water bottle on Monday morning just to feel something.
It landed. Enjoy that. It's the last thing this week that will.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your Sunday-night plan for Monday was ambitious. Monday read it, laughed, and forwarded it…
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- You spent £400 on an ergonomic chair. You sit on it like a frog.…
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- Your soft launch was a hand in a photo. The hard launch never came.…
- Nothing says adulthood like being excited about a new kettle. The kettle will outlast…
- Your out-of-office reply is the most confident thing you wrote all year. Nobody noticed…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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