"It ought to be an offense to be excruciating and unfunny in circumstances where your audience is almost morally obliged to enthuse."
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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."
"Every offense is not a hate at first."
"I think of customer service as an offense and not a defense"
"We count the courtesies accorded us by unpopular people as offenses."