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...most of the romantic stuff is pretty dull. Much livelier -- and full of slapstick -- are chapters devoted to disaster: the hurricane that demolished her home; the auto accident that fractured her ankle. And there is one hysterical vision of a day spent weeding with David Lean. "It's absolutely no use," says Lean, "unless you get the root...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: First Person Singular | 9/23/1991 | See Source »

...Americans like to watch TV, but what they actually choose to watch is really dull. Few realize that the most watched sport (and the most popular in terms of participation) is bowling. And I'm certainly not the only one who's curled up to watch the Greater Greensboro Open on CBS with my favorite, monotoned announcer, Pat Summerall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yes, I'm Bored. And I Like It. | 9/21/1991 | See Source »

...better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" is a popular saying that implies that periods of excitement followed by periods of disappointment are better than a constant dull boredom. I don't buy it. Having a girlfriend is very exciting, but it's also really confusing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yes, I'm Bored. And I Like It. | 9/21/1991 | See Source »

Politics, I have recently decided, is dull...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Are You Bored? I'm Bored. | 9/16/1991 | See Source »

WEIRD IS FINE by me. Obnoxious is OK, too. I'm also basically tolerant of arrogant, exasperating, condescending and offensive. But I have no patience for boring. I can't deal with dull. Dull books, dull movies, dull people, dull days--they drive me to distraction...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Are You Bored? I'm Bored. | 9/16/1991 | See Source »

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