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MONDAY, 27 JUNE 2011
You started saying "oof" when you sit down.
That's the countdown, out loud.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
- You said you're "so busy" this week. Your screen time says eleven hours a…
- Every birthday is a gift. The gift is one fewer birthday.
- You got a houseplant to "take care of something". It died. Even the plant…
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
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