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Context is everything, but lack of context is more fun.

Sometimes a phrase, sentence, or object taken out of context can be a wonderful start to a poem. Taken out of context, something can mean the opposite of what is was meant to mean. Or it might seem to say something far different from anything related to the original context. Imagine a piece of art out of its usual context. David in a bathhouse? The Venus de Milo modeling sleeveless dresses? The Venus de Milo at a prosthetics manufacturing company? How about a computer with Internet connection in a washroom?

 
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