> self-evidently ridiculous When you have things such as Verbatim[0] that remind you that the absurdity of real life is far beyond anything fiction could ever

> self-evidently ridiculous When you have things such as Verbatim[0] that remind you that the absurdity of real life is far beyond anything fiction could ever hope to dream up. [0](https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/times-insider/2014/04/30/verbatim-from-transcript-to-performance/ https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/times-insider/20...)