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MONDAY, 12 JULY 1993
You started a podcast with your mate “for a laugh”.
Episode 31 has nine listeners and a sponsor that sells protein water. Neither of you is laughing.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Dress for the job you want. The job you have will see you in…
- You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
- Early access means you paid to watch someone not finish something. You do that…
- Every birthday is a gift. The gift is one fewer birthday.
- Parenting is ten percent love and ninety percent asking where the other shoe is.…
- Wildflowering means letting the relationship grow naturally, with no timeline. It has the growth…
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