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SATURDAY, 11 JANUARY 2003
Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you.
It's not proud. It's given up. Even the bird has moved on.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Both parties say this is the most important election of your lifetime. They said…
- Every Monday you swear this week will be different. You've sworn it nine hundred…
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- Age is just a number. So is your cholesterol, and it's climbing faster than…
- You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
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