A classic joke from comedian Bob Newhart has been broken apart into blocks and rearranged. Punctuation has been removed; underscores represent spaces between words. Can you put the joke back together?
| _DOWN | ATE_M | E_COUN | E_COUN |
| EAN_T | EANS_T | ENIGR | FOR_T |
| GRATE_ | HO_LIK | HOSE_W | I_DON |
| O_AND_ | O_DENI | O_PUT | ONT_M |
| T_LIK | THOSE_ | TRY_M | TRY_M |
| USIC_B | USIC_D | UT_I_D | WHO_D |
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Answer:
“I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do. And for those who like country music, denigrate means ‘to put down’.” – Bob Newhart
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