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New Epidemic
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You've heard about SARS, AIDS and bird flu. Now [blank] from Australia claim we're about to be hit by a new epidemic: Motivational Deficiency Disorder. According to the British Medical Journal, one in [blank] people are said to suffer from Motivational Deficiency Disorder, or Moded, and most don't even know they have it. [blank] include being unable to get out of bed in the morning, being trapped on the couch.
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You've heard about SARS, AIDS and bird flu. Now researchers from Australia claim we're about to be hit by a new epidemic: Motivational Deficiency Disorder. According to the British Medical Journal, one in five people are said to suffer from Motivational Deficiency Disorder, or Moded, and most don't even know they have it. Symptoms include being unable to get out of bed in the morning, being trapped on the couch.
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