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It ought to be an offense to be excruciating and unfunny in circumstances where your audience is almost morally obliged to enthuse.

It ought to be an offense to be excruciating and unfunny in circumstances where your audience is almost morally obliged to enthuse.
– Christopher Hitchens

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