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SUNDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2025
You're "in your villain era".
You returned a lukewarm coffee and apologised four times. Villains have done less damage at a christening.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
- Youth is wasted on the young. You wasted yours too. Old age is next,…
- You manifested your dream job. The universe received the request, checked your CV and…
- "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
- You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
- Quality family time: everyone on a different screen in the same room, harvested by…
- You "grew out of" your old friends. They grew out of waiting for you…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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