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WEDNESDAY, 24 DECEMBER 2025
Listen to your body.
It's asking for a biscuit and a lie-down. It's been asking for eleven years.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You film "Sunday reset" videos. By Tuesday your room has reset itself, to Saturday.
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- Every great company started in a garage. Yours will end there too. The car's…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- When life gives you lemons, it sends the invoice later. With interest.
- You can do anything you set your mind to. Your mind has set itself…
- Children are a blessing. They're also why the remote is in the bin and…
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