stackyFACTSNothing screams childhood optimism like actively predicting you will live in a mansion while married to a celebrity. This classic pencil-and-paper delusion simulator from the eighties allowed children to meticulously map out completely fictional futures using nothing but a spiral notebook and sheer denial.
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