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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 24 MAY 1996
Parenting is ten percent love
and ninety percent asking where the other shoe is. Then they leave and take both.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "speak your truth". Your truth is mostly about the bin rota.
- Your favourite music is now called "a classic". So are you. It means old.
- Lessons will be learned. By whom, and when, will also be learned. Eventually. Possibly.
- You're not a CEO. You're one person with a logo, a free email account…
- Dress for the job you want. The job you have will see you in…
- You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month. The call took 94…
- "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
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