He fell for her like his heart was a mob
informant and she was the East River |
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scream-of-consciousness; "If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Bad, bad writing
"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " |
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I think I had one of those literary bowel movements right before my colonoscopy.
- 5/5/11, 12:23 PM
- Juice said...
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Laughing so hard lost my ability read out loud when I got to this one:
"The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot grease."
It takes great creativity to write this badly, it's true. :D - 5/5/11, 12:40 PM
- DougM said...
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Interesting.
I did not know Veronica Lake dated writers.
Sure, it was only a movie date, but still ...
• He bolted upright with a scream, like a novelist awakening from a nightmare where his best work was cited in how-not-to articles.
• He bolted upright with a scream, like a blog commenter who realizes he hit the "submit" button too soon and was now cited in how-not-to articles.
Man, I hope I never d - 5/5/11, 1:20 PM
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Here are some of the best.
http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/lyttony.htm
Of course, there is always the tandem essay!
Tim - 5/5/11, 1:58 PM
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Actually the fourth one in the first section is quite good.
- 5/5/11, 2:51 PM
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JMcD, I thought so too. What does that say about me? - 1911Man
- 5/5/11, 6:38 PM
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I laughed out loud at the 4th one.
Trevor - 5/5/11, 7:09 PM
- Kim said...
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I LIKE ALL OF THEM!!!!
- 5/5/11, 11:34 PM
- Kim said...
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...and the Bulwer-Lytton page: now that's some fine writing right there, I don't care what you say.
I can only aspire to such genius, like a short-necked dog which, try as it may, is unable to lick its own ass, despite the heady allure of its sphincter-scent, wafting through the night like Marilyn Monroe's stale perfume as she lay on the coroner's slab that fateful night. - 5/5/11, 11:46 PM
- Juice said...
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He felt sick to his stomach like the time he saw a woman's breasts on the beach looking like two gigantic water balloons, after they'd been popped.
- 5/6/11, 1:09 PM