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Capitalism, Not Cashiers

I sympathize—you thought you were going to get your children some toys. Your children, doubtless, deserve toys. The thing is, when it turned out you’d misread the price, there’s nothing a cashier can do about it—the “scanning code of practice” protects you from mislabeling, not misreading. So, you were essentially asking the cashier to break […]

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Here we go again

Dude, everyone knows you’re faking cancer again, as if someone is capable of doing that more than once. For the sake of everyone involved, please come clean. You don’t have to lie about it. If you are you completely yourself, no BS, I’m sure you’ll find someone to love you for you. This is just […]

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Awkward Timing

Eyes met eyes several times. Subtle smiles of attraction exchanged. Me, olive green dress coat. You, white ski jacket. Would have acted on the vibe but (you had no way of knowing) I was on my way to a family funeral. Not an appropriate time, obviously. Maybe the same time and place, next week, under […]

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