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SATURDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 1992
You said you'd "touch grass" this weekend.
You took a photo of grass, posted it, and checked how many people liked the grass.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- Sleep when the baby sleeps. Also pay the mortgage when the baby pays the…
- The form needs a form. The second form is not currently available.
- Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen. It will still be…
- Start the week strong. Or at 9:14, camera off, pretending your face is a…
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
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