Here’s a partic­u­larly bad one from a company by which I once was employed.

The writers of Absolutely Fabulous came up with a perfect line for every situation. Patsy manages to burn down Edina’s kitchen by falling asleep with a cigarette in her mouth. Afterwards, the two are discussing how to redec­orate the room. Patsy, commenting on how easy it was for her to achieve the “distressed” look of the kitchen in its burned-​​​​out state, makes the following comment. What the hell is the difference between a painting done by a person who chooses to paint like a child and a child’s painting? If anything encap­su­lates the current state of modern art better than Patsy’s humorous quip, it is this [ . . . ]

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