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Alarm clocks - trying to get back to sleep - feigning illness |
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Chapter 2 7 a.m. - Waking and Washing |
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Slippers - looking in the mirror - self-loathing - lavatory - shower - hair - shaving - brushing your teeth |
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Chapter 3 8 a.m. - Dressing and Breakfast |
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Clothes - make-up - breakfast - preparing to depart |
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Chapter 4 9 a.m. - Commute |
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Weather - transport - car - bus - train - arriving late |
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Chapter 5 10 a.m. - The Morning Meeting |
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Staying awake - listening - arguing - yes, no, who cares? - mugwumps - keeping quiet |
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Chapter 6 11 a.m. - Taking a Break |
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Coffee - gossip - incredulity - cigarette |
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Chapter 7 Noon - Looking as Though You're Working |
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Effortlessness - sales and marketing - emails - approaching bankruptcy - asking for a raise |
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Where to eat - who pays - The Free Lunch - eating - eating turtles - indigestion |
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Chapter 9 2 p.m. - Returning to Work |
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Nap - phoning family members |
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Chapter 10 3 p.m. - Trying to Make Others Work |
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Finding them - shouting at them |
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Chapter 12 5 p.m. - Actually Doing Some Work |
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Panicking - deadlines - giving up - stealing from your employer - leaving |
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135 | (10) |
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Chapter 13 6 p.m. - After Work |
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Strolling around - arranging your evening |
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145 | (10) |
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Chapter 14 7 p.m. - Shopping |
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Disorientation - ecstasy in the supermarket |
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Chapter 15 8 p.m. - Supper |
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Dietary requirements - seating arrangements - making conversation - avoiding conversation - hogging the wine - finishing supper - avoiding the bill |
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Chapter 16 9 p.m. - Drinking |
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Persuading others to - choosing a bar - opening the door - approaching the bar - ordering - drinking - the results of drinking - empties - forms of drunkenness |
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Chapter 17 10 p.m. - Wooing |
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On the prowl - observing your target - the chat-up - dancing - kissing - making rash proposals of marriage - fanfreluching - rejection |
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Chapter 18 11 p.m. - Stumbling Home |
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Setting off - getting lost - falling over - attempts to sleep outdoors |
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Chapter 19 Midnight - Nostos |
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Making too much noise upon returning - attempting to work - undressing - arguing with spouse - falling asleep |
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| Epilogue |
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| Appendix: Paralipomenon - The Drinker's Dictionary |
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| Dictionaries and Idioticons |
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| Index |
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