Posted by Duffless at hide101.suffolk.edu on July 01, 2002 at 13:04:31:
In Reply to: Re: It was A Dark and Stormy Morning............ posted by babka on July 01, 2002 at 13:01:24:
: : This post reminds me of the Dark and Stormy contest they have each year
: The annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, sponsored by San Jose University
: in California, in which contestants try to write the most outrageous
: opening sentences for what would surely be horrible novels. The event is
: named for George Bulwer-Lytton, whose opening line for his 1830 novel Paul
: Clifton began with "It was a dark and stormy night...."
: :
: : Here are some examples:
: : "Like an overripe beefsteak tomato rimmed with cottage cheese, the
: corpulent remains of Santa Clause lay dead on the hotel floor. "
: : "As a scientist, Throckmorton knew that if he were ever to break wind in
: the sound chamber he would never hear the end of it."
: ****great, Duffless, that's what I thought it might be.
: It was a Dark and Stormy Morning,
: My shoes were on my feet.
: We need to fill the reservoirs
: to counteract the heat.
:
: ***