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... Seemly beneficial and innocent things that make you realise you are about to suffer a serious dose of bad karma
1. It's a week day and you wake to the sounds of nature rather than some electric buzzing noise = shit, you've slept in.
2. The van starts first time = something really expensive is about to fall off.
3. You get into work and nobody immediately shouts at you about something that was not previously your responsibility but now that is has annoyed the boss is quite obviously part of your remit = Something that actually was your responsibility has gone wrong so a meeting has been called and everyone is saving it for the meeting.
4. I'm on the computer and there isn't a cat trying to get in my face = they pulled the bin over and are currently redecorating the kitchen
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1. It's a week day and you wake to the sounds of nature rather than some electric buzzing noise = shit, you've slept in.
2. The van starts first time = something really expensive is about to fall off.
3. You get into work and nobody immediately shouts at you about something that was not previously your responsibility but now that is has annoyed the boss is quite obviously part of your remit = Something that actually was your responsibility has gone wrong so a meeting has been called and everyone is saving it for the meeting.
4. I'm on the computer and there isn't a cat trying to get in my face = they pulled the bin over and are currently redecorating the kitchen
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