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The Closed Jar Rule

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Being alone at home and really wanting to eat something but the jar is closed.

This really makes you understand the importance of men.

Or you can grab a wrench and break the jar.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll go and remove these shards from between my teeth.

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