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MONDAY, 10 AUGUST 1998
You said you're "booked and busy".
Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching a show you've already seen four times.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Life is short. A measurable chunk of it will be spent in the post…
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
- You said "that's so me" about a horoscope. It also described 600 million other…
- Your call is important to us. Not important enough to answer, but important.
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
- Consistency is key. You've said "I'll go tomorrow" for three years. It's the only…
- You're not a CEO. You're one person with a logo, a free email account…
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