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MONDAY, 25 APRIL 1983
Inside every older person is a younger person.
The younger person is furious about the knees.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You got a houseplant to "take care of something". It died. Even the plant…
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- Mistakes were made. Nobody made them. They just happened, like weather.
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- You're "taking a social media break". You announced it on social media. Twice. With…
- Parenting is ten percent love and ninety percent asking where the other shoe is.…
- The customer is always right. The customer is also on hold, forever, which is…
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