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Underheard
Sometimes I worry that I’m losing my hearing from listening to my music too loud. Then I do something like accidentally mute my headphones trying to turn down the volume when they’re already at the lowest possible setting, and I stop worrying.
(For an hour or two.)
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Office Problems
Dear employers: if your workplace has a cafeteria, your employees should be able to eat there for free. Why have them pay for it? They’re literally just handing a chunk of their paycheck directly back to you, except now you’ve both lost money because it’s been taxed twice.
Am I missing something? This seems like a no-brainer to me.
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Why Am I Like This, pt. IIX
Me: Ooh, I just got an idea for another “Why Am I Like This” post!
Me, after writing said post: *wastes at least 5 minutes making ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN the numbering is correct even though it does not matter and literally no one will ever notice if it’s wrong*
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Brains Are Weird
The other day I had to change my password and I mistyped part of it–then kept mistyping it in exactly the same way. I didn’t even notice until the day after, when I had to use a different keyboard.
Although, the mistype arguably makes it harder to guess, so…I guess I’ll keep it?
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For the Record
Happy National Coming Out Day!
It’s not exactly a secret, so I don’t think it counts as “coming out,” but for the record my spouse and I are both polyamorous and have an open marriage.
…and no time, energy, or money for dating, so it’s completely irrelevant. But still true!
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Man, I Wish My Pets Would Use the Bathroom
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Send Help, I’m Writing an Ode
If anybody needs me, I’ll be in the attic wearing a John Keats costume.
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Why Am I Like This, pt. VII
Me: Hmm…what if [obscure hypothetical that will 1000% never actually happen]
Also me: *proceeds to waste the next 80 minutes working out how I would respond to all the most upsetting and stressful details of said hypothetical*
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Hot Take
If your company ever releases a version of their mobile app where selecting something moves the selectable elements, the developer responsible should be shot.
I mean, like, with a squirt gun or something. Obviously.
But not gently.
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In Search of Secrets 