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WEDNESDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2002
You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before you'd finished typing.
The children have requested a second opinion. They'll be getting it in 2041, at their own expense.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake. The standing still was…
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- The light at the end of the tunnel is someone asking, "Can you see…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
- You got the ick because they ran for a bus. You've been single three…
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