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It's like that book I read in the 9th grade that said "'tis a far far better thing doing stuff for other people."
— Cher · Clueless
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An editorial interpretation.
Cher turns an elevated literary phrase into the casual language of doing things for other people. The contrast between the grand opening and her breezy summary is the joke; she remembers the idea of helping others in a distinctly unceremonious form.
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