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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 15 JULY 1988
Your savings account isn't empty.
It's a memorial.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Lessons will be learned. By whom, and when, will also be learned. Eventually. Possibly.
- You're not getting older. You're getting closer. That's worse.
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
- Wisdom comes with age. So does standing on the landing with no idea why…
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
- You have a "5-year plan". It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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