But the lessons of this forgettable evening must be remembered.
We have an idea of Cameron as an empty suit – he's remarkably forgettable for someone who has a face like a gammon travel iron.
A radically different view of the 1980s comes from Straight Outta Compton (dir F Gary Gray, due out in the US in August), an a biopic about the rise of hard-hitting Cali rap crew NWA that – annoyingly – shares its title with a forgettable 1999 drama.
The official Elysium website – actually a pretty slick time-sink, complete with fun games and other unique extras – was hidden behind the instantly forgettable and grammatically maddening URL, ItsBetterUpThere.com.com
Even last year's largely forgettable Into the Storm saw just a six year gap between whatshisname and onefromthatthing.
However, when Sheringham suffered a hamstring injury during the run-in, Pardew had no option but to start Zamora in the play-off semi-final against Ipswich Town and after a year of forgettable performances, he would make himself a hero at West Ham.
While the trip's pros - the chance to move off the beaten track, get an insider's take on different cultures and immerse myself in the language - have been invaluable; the cons - being stood up (only once, in Guyana), having to rely on the internet, and feeling tired from being the ever-sociable house guest - have been forgettable.
To prove their point, they include a dozen or so paintings by his forgettable (and forgotten) contemporaries, and rooms and rooms of pottery, prints and medals depicting men behaving badly, circa 1500.
Then came forgettable remarks by Mirek Topolanek, the summit's Czech host.
Alongside the usual, easily forgettable stuff about unity and patriotism, and alongside the things he has said repeatedly in recent months about America being engaged in a long struggle against terrorism, President Bush made two broad points that will be important in the coming months and years for Americans and non-Americans alike.
In the past 20 years there have been no fewer than 14 prime ministers, most of them forgettable.
