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WEDNESDAY, 10 JULY 1974
Opposites attract.
Then they argue about the thermostat for forty years. Whoever outlives the other finally sets it.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- A good night out now means home by ten. Nobody had to come and…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- Listen to your body. It's asking for a biscuit and a lie-down. It's been…
- You call yourself "a bit of a foodie". You've ordered the same chicken 64…
- The pothole is on the list. The list is dynamic. The pothole is permanent.
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