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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 1989
Being a parent means eating cold crusts standing up and calling it dinner.
You'll eat standing up for eighteen years. Then sit down and forget how.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You got a houseplant to "take care of something". It died. Even the plant…
- Monday motivation is a myth. Like the Loch Ness Monster, a clean office microwave,…
- The form needs a form. The second form is not currently available.
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
- Your friends' group chat went quiet. It didn't. They made a new one. Same…
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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