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A Powerful Phrase

There are some phrases that create a deep visceral reaction inside you whenever they are spoken. Whether a venerable, learned speaker, or from the mo...

Andrew Keen
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There is a 'bermb' in the building!

When I was working as a young receptionist for an international oil company, I answered the switchboard to a man calling for my flatmate (who worked for the same company)....

Genevieve Frew
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The Smile

I used to work in this old junk n stuff shop in Colorado. There were these sounds that came from the back room but I never really paid any attention to them until one day....

Sean
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The Smile

I used to work in this old junk n stuff shop in Colorado. There were these sounds that came from the back room but I never really paid any attention to them until one day....

Sean
 1,887

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It’s not my damn baby

Staples, you big out of control American office superstore chain you.

Before arriving in the USA, I didn’t know it was possible to combine awful c...

Xavier Toby
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Do you have any phones small enough...

I used to work in one of those shops you know the type, you walk in with your hopes and dreams and a Playstation and they give you a fiver in return,...

Paul McDougall
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