Why did the calendar quit its job right before January?
Because its days were officially numbered.
This riddle relies on a classic double meaning where a literal counting of pages on a calendar coincides with the idiom of having limited time left. When December ends, the calendar has literally run out of pages, meaning its days are truly numbered.
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