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09520 Anyone can email my AI assistant and boss it around Patched Count me 09490 They took chips out of the bag and kept the price Patched Count me 09480 The smoke alarm goes off every time I cook dinner Patched Count me 09460 The barista wants 20% for handing me a muffin Open Count me 09450 My umbrella turned inside out at the first windy corner Patched Count me 09370 Most of what I “recycle” never gets recycled Patched Count me 09360 Joining took two clicks and leaving requires a phone call Open Count me 09350 Every time I cut an onion I'm standing in the kitchen crying Patched Count me 09340 Something in this refrigerator has died and I cannot find it Open Count me 09320 Everything I own requires an account Open Count me 09300 I can't tell if a photo is real Open Count me 09250 I can hear every explosion and none of the words Patched Count me 09200 I need scissors to open the scissors Patched Count me 09150 Every device I own needs a different cable Patched Count me 09100 Most places are a 4.7 or better Open Count me 09070 I dropped my phone in the toilet and it's still in there Patched Count me 09050 Twenty thousand photos and I can't find the one 2013 Solved 2013 Solved2013 08940 I have to tap agree and I haven't read a word of it Patched Count me 08930 The USB plug never goes in on the first try Patched Count me 08900 I have to prove I'm not a robot and I keep failing Patched Count me 08830 Somebody emailed the whole company and now everyone is replying all to be taken off the list Patched Count me 08710 It’s a number I don’t know so I let it ring 2018 Solved 2018 Solved2018 08700 I can't tell if this goes in the recycling Patched Count me 08600 I pulled up to the pump on the wrong side again 1989 Solved 1989 Solved1989 08510 I waited in that line for a mile and they all drove past me and cut in at the cone Patched Count me 08500 I keep pushing the walk button and nothing happens Patched Count me 08270 I bought one thing from them and now they email me every day Patched Count me 08200 My bookmarks keep falling out of the book 1980 Solved 1980 Solved1980 08180 The airline lost my bag and I'm the last one at the carousel Patched Count me 08170 The label says “best by” and I can’t tell if the food is safe Patched Count me 07910 The bank closed at three and I've got no cash for the weekend 1967 Solved 1967 Solved1967 07890 Three minutes in the microwave and the middle's still frozen Patched Count me 07740 I forgot my password again and now I'm locked out Patched Count me 07700 My body is still in Denver Patched Count me 07600 I lost the remote again and it's somewhere in this couch Patched Count me 07580 We stopped dead on the highway, crawled for ten minutes, and there was nothing up there Patched Count me 07570 It's July and I'm sitting at my desk in a sweater Patched Count me 07400 I can't read in the car without wanting to throw up Patched Count me 07200 There's no price on this and the whole line is waiting 1974 Solved 1974 Solved1974 07000 The beer is cold and nobody brought the opener 1962 Solved 1962 Solved1962 06990 The shower curtain keeps blowing in and sticking to my legs 1990 Solved 1990 Solved1990 06900 I spilled the ice tray all over the freezer again 1953 Solved 1953 Solved1953 06800 I've circled this block four times Patched Count me 06790 I'm sitting at a red light and there's nobody coming Patched Count me 06690 I've got a cold and every handkerchief in the house is used Solved Solved 06600 I looked away for one second and the toast is black 1926 Solved 1926 Solved1926 06570 The bandage on my finger keeps coming off while I cook 1921 Solved 1921 Solved1921 06400 I can only buy what I can carry 1937 Solved 1937 Solved1937 05900 This razor needs sharpening every morning and I don't know how 1903 Solved 1903 Solved1903 05880 There's a mouse in the kitchen and it's eating better than I am 1890s Solved 1890s Solved1890s 05800 I have to put my head out the window to see where I'm going 1920s Solved 1920s Solved1920s 05400 I'm standing here in a towel waiting for the shower to warm up Patched Count me 05300 I'm late and I can't find my keys 2010 Solved 2010 Solved2010 05200 The good china keeps coming back chipped 1886 Solved 1886 Solved1886 05000 I'm smacking the ketchup bottle and nothing is coming out 2002 Solved 2002 Solved2002 04800 My teeth rattle every time I ride this thing 1888 Solved 1888 Solved1888 04600 The bag tips over and everything is on the floor 1871 Solved 1871 Solved1871 03900 We live on the top floor and there's no elevator 1854 Solved 1854 Solved1854 03600 Everyone on our street is sick and nobody two streets over is 1854 Solved 1854 Solved1854 03250 We spent all August canning and half of it spoiled by Christmas 1858 Solved 1858 Solved1858 03200 The food is in the can and the can is winning 1855 Solved 1855 Solved1855 03050 My order came up short again 1956 Solved 1956 Solved1956 03000 I overslept and the cotton mill docked my pay Solved Solved 02800 Nobody on this ship knows where this ship is 1760s Solved 1760s Solved1760s 02400 The letter is for me and they want me to pay for it 1840 Solved 1840 Solved1840 02000 I made one wrong mark and now I have to start the page over 1770s Solved 1770s Solved1770s 01450 Getting dressed takes a quarter of an hour and most of it is buttons 1913 Solved 1913 Solved1913 01400 Lightning keeps hitting the church, and somebody's always up in the tower 1752 Solved 1752 Solved1752 01390 The man upstairs walks around in boots till two in the morning and I can't sleep Patched Count me 00600 He says it was four sheep. It was six. about 3200 BC Solved about 3200 BC Solvedabout 3200 BC 00480 The scratch has gone red and we're just waiting now 1942 Solved 1942 Solved1942 00450 The milk has gone bad again and it's not even hot out 1913 Solved 1913 Solved1913 00420 It's too hot in here to get anything done 1902 Solved 1902 Solved1902 00400 Grandma's recipe card says a pinch of salt and nothing else 1896 Solved 1896 Solved1896 00380 We agreed to meet at noon and arrived an hour apart 1883 Solved 1883 Solved1883 00340 It's dark by five and the day is already over 1879 Solved 1879 Solved1879 00300 I would like to be asleep for this 1846 Solved 1846 Solved1846 00280 The fire went out in the night and I have to ask the neighbors for some of theirs 1827 Solved 1827 Solved1827 00270 There's something stuck between my teeth and I can't get it out Solved Solved 00260 I have to hold everything at arm's length now about 1286 Solved about 1286 Solvedabout 1286 00220 He wants thirty chickens for the cow and I don't have thirty chickens about 600 BC Solved about 600 BC Solvedabout 600 BC 00180 I planted early. Everything died. about 3000 BC Solved about 3000 BC Solvedabout 3000 BC 00140 We're moving in the spring and everything we own goes on my back about 3500 BC Solved about 3500 BC Solvedabout 3500 BC 00100 I can only chew on one side now about 7000 BC Solved about 7000 BC Solvedabout 7000 BC 00060 The good stuff is always on the other side of the river about 8000 BC Solved about 8000 BC Solvedabout 8000 BC 00040 Mosquitoes always go for me and leave the guy next to me alone 1957 Solved 1957 Solved1957 00020 We came back with fewer people than we left with Patched Count me