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The key point about a demonstration is that it must be seen. Hence the term demonstration. If a person demonstrates privately in his own home, this is not technically a demonstration but merely acting silly or behaving like an ass.

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Woody Allen
Age: 88
Born: 1935
Born: December 1
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