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Boring is a state of mind. No subject is intrinsically 'boring'. I tell my Scouts "Look at all these other folks having fun! If you're bored, its because something inside your head needs to change" It works, sometimes.

I got it from my Dad, who said smart people were never bored. Not accurate, but motivating.

While I certainly agree that no subject is intrinsically boring, it is still possible to present any subject in a boring way. It is also worth remembering that different people learn in different ways and respond to different things, so a presentation that you find fascinating may bore me to tears and vice versa.
Bad expectations, low blood sugar, too tired, it's the slow point of the day, the lesson has nothing new - so many reasons why one lesson can be boring, but many people (some of my class) don't break the habit. The only reason I find more than one lesson boring is that I didn't have time to rest between.
Some subjects are just boring, but you still need to learn them. I had power points in my algorithms class, yet I was never bored.