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TUESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 1999
You've "romanticised your life".
It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main character". The rent is still due, in a minor key.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
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- You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month. The call took 94…
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- Sleep when the baby sleeps. Also pay the mortgage when the baby pays the…
- Your favourite music is now called "a classic". So are you. It means old.
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