Birds of Manhattan
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government, the government, politician, politicians, right hand, the right hand, right hand man, incompetent, incompetence, us politics, white house, the white house, admit, inadequate, inadequacy, let down, let downs, let-down, let-downs, useless, uselessness, co-ordination, co ordination, no co-ordination, no co ordination"I got the part, but I play a waiter."
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bar, pub, boring, boredom, monotony, monotonous, rat race, the rat race, offices, office job, office jobs, office work, office worker, office workers, drinking, drinker, drinkers, drown your sorrows, modern life, modern times, modern attitudes, disapppointment, disappointments, let-down, let-downs, let down, let downs"I'd love to invite you in, but I need some time to digest everything you told me about the Ottoman Empire."
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parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, kid, kids, child, childhood, growing up, child rearing, kids drawing, kids drawings, childs drawing, childs drawing, child's drawing, child's drawings, kid's drawing, kid's drawing, fridge art, deal, deal, pact, pacts, let down, let downs, let-down, let-downs, betray, betrayed, betrayal, betrayal, terrible twos, terrible 2s"Unfortunately, a tiny percentage of the drones are opposed to violence."
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online dating, internet dating, dating site, dating sites, whale, whales, desert island, desert islands, castaway, castaways, marooned, mistake, mistakes, mix up, mix ups, ix-up, mix-ups, disappointment, disappointments, let down, let downs, let-down, let-downs, date, dates, bad date, bad dates, first date, first dates, awkward date, awkward datesFish leaves sea in search of fishbowl.
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office, offices, office worker, office workers, monotony, monotonous, disappointment, let down, let-down, fair ground, fairground, fun fair, fun fair, amusement park, amusement parks, theme park, theme parks, fairground ride, ride, rides, fairground rides, office job, office jobs, career option, career options, prospect, career prospects, career prospect, prospects, merry go round, marry-go-round, undesirable, undesirable jobs, undesirable job, boring job, boring jobs"I dreamed the Yankees lost in Game Seven."
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sports, sports fans, baseball, baseball fans, baseball player, baseball players, new york, new york fan, new york fans, ny, nyc, championship, finals, playoffs, lose, loser, losers, bad dream, nightmare, nightmares, child, children, kid, kids, childhood, bedtime, parent, parents, parenthood, upset, let down, disappointed, can't win them all, game, games"Is that all you can say—'It's not messy'?"
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