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Post by McBain on Oct 16, 2010 9:31:26 GMT
On what not to do. Don't worry, none of these are published. It is in fact a jovial competition to see who can come up with the worst opening line... ever. On a mildly serious note, these actually serve as a good lesson about fiction. Particularly because some of these writers appear to have gone well out of their way to break specific rules in order to obtain a bad sentence. See if you can spot which ones. And of course, citing our favourites. Personally, I actually exploded with laughter when I read the 2007 winner. Oh, here's the site. www.bulwer-lytton.com/lyttony.htm
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Post by Niggle on Oct 17, 2010 11:56:19 GMT
I can imagine Stewart as "the poetic and heroic Handsomas [who] roared, "Flick your Bic, crisp that chick, and you'll feel my steel through your last meal."
I loved the 1986 and 2010 ones... 'world's thirstiest gerbil' is certainly a new one.
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Post by Fire Bear on Oct 17, 2010 22:23:42 GMT
The 2010 one disgusts me...
The 1990 one is just the strangest thing ever to read... (Along with all the rest of them.)
1993 - the one with all the numbers - is insane!
1997 is just ridiculous - why did he/she think he had to describe her getting into the drugs!
The one about the cheese (2003)... what in the hell?!
And the 2007 one... I have to agree with Pete here - it is funny!
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Starlong
The Master
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Post by Starlong on Oct 17, 2010 23:26:43 GMT
The cheese one - that made me laugh the most, good show
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Post by Someguy on Oct 18, 2010 21:26:04 GMT
The poetic and heroic Handsomas is always a sucker for nubile feet.
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Dr Zaze
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Post by Dr Zaze on Oct 19, 2010 10:41:53 GMT
I will never look at gerbils the same way again!
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