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TUESDAY, 12 MARCH 1974
Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen.
It will still be on that wall long after your name is off the door.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Every Monday you swear this week will be different. You've sworn it nine hundred…
- You said you're "so busy" this week. Your screen time says eleven hours a…
- Nothing says adulthood like being excited about a new kettle. The kettle will outlast…
- "Let's take this offline" means "let's never speak of this again." That's also the…
- They're on a comeback tour. It's the fourth. They have never been anywhere long…
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
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