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A satirical illustration of a woman in bed hitting snooze on her alarm clock. The clock reads '5 more minutes,' but outside her window, the sun is ful

Area Woman’s ‘Five More Minutes’ of Sleep Miraculously Turns into Two Hours

Area Woman’s ‘Five More Minutes’ of Sleep Miraculously Turns into Two Hours

  1. Scientists confirmed her ability to time travel, but only forward.
  2. Her alarm clock now rings just for decoration.
  3. Her morning routine includes a rigorous “why is my life like this” session.
  4. She invented a new math equation: “5 minutes + 5 minutes + 5 minutes = I’m late.”
  5. Her first words every morning are, “What day is it?”
  6. She still sets alarms, despite knowing she will snooze every single one.
  7. Her job now measures productivity in cups of coffee.
  8. No one actually knows what happened to those two hours.
  9. Her dreams were so vivid that she woke up convinced she was already at work.
  10. The only thing she has never snoozed? A food delivery notification.
  11. Her doctor diagnosed her with “chronic ‘just five more minutes’ syndrome.”
  12. Meanwhile, her pet has mastered waking her up with sheer force.
  13. She once tried waking up on time, but it just didn’t feel right.
  14. She insists she’s a “morning person,” just not in the morning.
  15. Her friends joke that she operates on a “suggested” time zone.

Originally posted 2022-06-18 01:23:40.

Leila Abdullah

Leila Abdullah is a Jordanian satirist and cultural critic whose parody news segments are mandatory viewing in several Middle Eastern media classes.

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