Literary Trivia

[kmanoni]

OK, another try. which is the better opening line ? 1) it was the best of times;it was the worst of times ( dickens ) or 2) They call me quee queg (melville). Other nominations ?? lightenup blade stiffs.Dave.

when i think of epening lines ... best of times/worst of times is tops.
but ... another great one ...

"It was a pleasure to burn."

[Moficky]

kevin -- you are correct , you Pinko ! You have just won a lottery slot in a blind auction to enter a sweepstakes enabling you to bid on an opportunity to buy a Sacred Blue Parrot.Dave. PS. True about Engels - He made Trotsky and Stalin look like Shirley Temple and Donny Osmond. Dave.

[kmanoni]

kevin -- you are correct , you Pinko ! You have just won a lottery slot in a blind auction to enter a sweepstakes enabling you to bid on an opportunity to buy a Sacred Blue Parrot.Dave. PS. True about Engels - He made Trotsky and Stalin look like Shirley Temple. Dave.

what an honor !!

[Honch0]

when i think of epening lines ... best of times/worst of times is tops.
but ... another great one ...

"It was a pleasure to burn."

As good a first sentence as there is. Old 451 is why I never became a fireman...Al

[Moficky]

Another nomination -- Albert Camus in The Stranger -- : Mother died today, or maybe it was yesterday. Dave.