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SUNDAY, 28 MARCH 1976
You said "it's giving" about your own life.
It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent arrears. It's giving a group chat that muted you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
- You can't take money with you when you go. Your direct debits, however, will…
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- You "work best under pressure". You don't. You just only work under pressure.
- You got a houseplant to "take care of something". It died. Even the plant…
- Age is just a number. So is your cholesterol, and it's climbing faster than…
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