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These guys are about as fun as a tax audit.

— Lindsey  ·  The Abyss

Rolled pale-blue plans tied with red string sit in a manila folder beside three coins on cream ground.
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The speaker dismisses some people as dull, comparing their company to a tax audit, an experience famous for tedium and dread. The joke is a dry exaggeration, suggesting that in the speaker's view these individuals bring paperwork-level joylessness rather than any liveliness.

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