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Tip your dry cleaners.

by Anonymous • Feb 21, 2021 at 1:02 pm

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For some reason you're willing to tip someone handing you a pizza, yet you won't tip the people who are being forced to rummage through your shit-stained pants to pull out all the used tissue you leave in your pockets.

And yes, you have shit in your pants. EVERYONE does.

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