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SATURDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 1977
"Let's take this offline" means "let's never speak of this again."
That's also the plan for your job next quarter.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Age is just a number. So is your cholesterol, and it's climbing faster than…
- Mistakes were made. The Notes app has never once said by whom.
- Inside every older person is a younger person. The younger person is furious about…
- Mistakes were made. Nobody made them. They just happened, like weather.
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- Treat yourself, they said. You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every…
- Your gym membership is the most expensive guilt you've ever bought. It renews automatically.…
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