no fun at parties

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Meaning: (idiomatic)boring or pedantic1996, Lewis A. Groce,Fear Not!: A Layperson's Survival Guide to Theology, CSS Publishing,→ISBN,page41:Of course there is the self-righteous minority convinced that while they may not be perfect, they are pretty close. It is best to avoid these people altogether. They areno fun at partiesand, for the most part, are generally irritating the rest of the time.2007, Richard Hanley,South Park and Philosophy: Bigger, Longer, and More Penetrating, Open Court Publishing,→ISBN,page263:Serious inductive philosophers are alsono fun at partiesbecause they are like little experience-sponges, constantly soaking up new information for their pet thesis.2009, Jr. Ph. D. Davis, Carlos W.,Never Learn to Milk a Cow: A Psychologist Writes to His Teenage Children, iUniverse,→ISBN,page 7:“The circle you draw is but a poor shadow of the real, eternal idea of a circle.” This is kind of dense, and rumor has it that Plato wasno fun at parties.

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