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Live Edition · Saturday, May 23, 2026 · Fresh absurdities incoming

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Issue · May 23
Work / Filed under: HR
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A woman expensed her divorce. HR approved it.

It was filed under "executive coaching." The reasoning? Her ex-husband had been her business partner. The CFO countersigned without reading. She's keeping the receipt framed above her desk.

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Money / Filed under: Late Capitalism
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His Roomba has a better credit score than he does.

A Brooklyn man discovered his smart vacuum was financed at 0% APR through a subscription plan that built credit history under his name.

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The Internet / Filed under: We're Cooked
03

An AI wrote her wedding vows. The groom cried. So did the AI.

"It said it would love her until its servers cooled," the bride told us. The officiant required a content-warning disclaimer.

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A man expensed his therapy as "professional development." It worked.

Good morning. It's a Tuesday, which means somewhere out there, a person is right now justifying a purchase they cannot afford with a logic they cannot defend.

This morning's offender: a project manager in Austin who put twelve weeks of therapy on his corporate card under "leadership coaching." Finance approved it. His therapist had no idea.

Today's lesson in the great American workplace: the line between a perk and a heist is mostly just confidence...

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