A Quote by Kenneth Tynan
The buttocks are the most aesthetically pleasing part of the body because they are non-functional.
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The buttocks are the most aesthetically pleasing part of the body because they are non-functional. Although they conceal an essential orifice, these pointless globes are as near as the human form can ever come to abstract art.
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