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SUNDAY, 22 JANUARY 2017
“Just one more game” of FIFA was the most dishonest sentence in the English language.
Then they renamed it. The sentence survived.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- Every parent has a favourite child. It's whichever one isn't currently talking.
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- AI agrees with you more than any human ever has. That's not wisdom. That's…
- The battle pass costs £9.99 a season. Your childhood cost nothing and had better…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
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