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THURSDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 1979
Some days you're the pigeon.
Most days you're the statue, and nobody remembers who you were either.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen. It will still be…
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- The house will be tidy again one day. The day they move out. Tidy,…
- You said you're "so busy" this week. Your screen time says eleven hours a…
- Nothing says adulthood like being excited about a new kettle. The kettle will outlast…
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- Inside every older person is a younger person. The younger person is furious about…
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