oscar wild lay on his deathbed in a drab parisian hotel. his last words were: "either that wallpaper goes, or I do."

The importance of being witty:

Yesterday a friend and I watched the show I'm spec.ing (for fun).  

In an attempt at wit, I commented on everything going on onscreen.  And discovered a bunch of previously overlooked, show-specific insights.  Ie, when a certain character is angry, he responds physically (none of the others do).

The Mystery Science Theater school of television writing, I guess.

But it's fun.  And it works.  And it's a way to obsess over your writing while being social.