The Classic

My cat has a personal vendetta against my productivity.

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The Unconventional

I was in a meeting with a time-traveler who had no concept of deadlines.

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The Bureaucratic

I was forced to fill out 27 pages of paperwork for a form that was supposed to be 1 page long.

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