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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 12 APRIL 2006
You said "it's giving" about your own life.
It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent arrears. It's giving a group chat that muted you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
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