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Good taste and humor are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore
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"Good taste and humor are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore"

- Malcolm Muggeridge

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This quote by Malcolm Muggeridge is a humorous way of pointing out the paradoxical nature of certain ideas. He is suggesting that two relatively contradictory ideas can exist together, just like a chaste slut. In this case, he is referring to the concept of taste and humor. Good taste is frequently associated with being polite and proper, while humor is typically viewed as inappropriate and risqué. Muggeridge is recommending that these two ideas can exist together, much like a chaste whore. This quote is a humorous method of pointing out the paradox of specific concepts and how they can exist together in spite of their obvious contradictions.

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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by Malcolm Muggeridge between March 24, 1903 and November 14, 1990. He was a famous Journalist from United Kingdom. The author also have 23 other quotes.

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