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TUESDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 1976
The pothole is on the list.
The list is dynamic. The pothole is permanent.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- You are a valued member of the team. So was the last person in…
- You asked the internet whether you were the bad guy. The internet read the…
- Your favourite music is now called "a classic". So are you. It means old.
- Till death do us part. Not a vow. A fixed-term contract with an unspecified…
- You're "so random". You've told the same "so random" story at every party since…
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