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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 30 AUGUST 1978
You've "romanticised your life".
It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main character". The rent is still due, in a minor key.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- "We should get dinner sometime" is a beautiful promise. One of you will die…
- Your call is important to us. Not important enough to answer, but important.
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- Wisdom comes with age. So does standing on the landing with no idea why…
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- You wanted a mini-me. You got a tiny negotiator who has never once lost…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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