ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Every relationship has a honeymoon period.
Yours was the walk from the bar to the taxi rank. She got in alone.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- They're taking time away from social media. You know because they posted about it…
- Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been…
- Your out-of-office reply is the most confident thing you wrote all year. Nobody noticed…
- "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
- You said you're "booked and busy". Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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