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TUESDAY, 31 JANUARY 2012
You sent "lol" to avoid having feelings.
It worked. You feel nothing, said nothing, and lost the person who asked how you were.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
- You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up. Eleven kilometres later you'd caught…
- You've been "about to start the gym" since January. It's October. The gym has…
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