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How I miss civilised discourse with friends, now that I’m confronted with the brutality of modern commerce!
![Truro, Canada - June 04, 2019: Walmart storefront. Walmart is an American corporation with chains of department and warehouse stores operating worldwide.](https://widgetmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AdobeStock_405510231_Editorial_Use_Only-e1626721814475-768x512.jpeg)
Walmart will be closing in seven minutes. We don’t want to be pushy, but it takes roughly three minutes to get from one end of the store to the other…
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To connect, Microsoft recommends that users send InMail, request a Skype call, or join a Minecraft server together. Or just ask Clippy to set up a date.
![The grim reaper, in a business suit, at a desk](https://widgetmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AdobeStock_433861050-e1624983562225-768x513.jpg)
Pestilence: Intern for Dr. Fauci, “This job is suffocating me. I keep telling him I can make this virus wayyy stronger and he just flat out ignores me!”
![Aisles from a supermarket](https://widgetmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/peter-bond-KfvknMhkmw0-unsplash-e1623950584429-768x512.jpg)
“Smile now, dear,” he whispers. The tuna fish-scented breath mixed with stale booze wafts into your ear as his scaly fingers pinch your cheeks into a smile
![A rich jackass in a swimming pool](https://widgetmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/danny-swellchasers-8yo4TC-iikA-unsplash-e1623946088420-768x512.jpg)
Wanna know what it takes to live like a king? It’s simple really. Have a father who is a wealthy corporate takeover specialist.