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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 27 JANUARY 1989
You said you're "booked and busy".
Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching a show you've already seen four times.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- You said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
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- They're taking time away from social media. You know because they posted about it…
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
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