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When did it become OK to be boring?

Being boring was once the worst of all social sins. Now it’s practically compulsory

10 May 2014

9:00 AM

10 May 2014

9:00 AM

I can remember back in the 1970s when a girlfriend of mine, sensing my lack of interest in her very long and very detailed analysis of the lyrics of Bob Dylan suddenly said, ‘Am I boring you?’

Of course she was. And of course I denied it. Why? Because it was a hurtful and embarrassing thing to say to someone.

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