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TUESDAY, 28 MAY 1991
You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up.
Eleven kilometres later you'd caught three pigeons, a cold and a physio waiting list that will outlive the app.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
- Your teenager isn't ignoring everyone. Just you. You're saved in their phone as "Do…
- The house will be tidy again one day. The day they move out. Tidy,…
- The award show ran four hours. The only winner was the advert break.
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