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The Most Apalling Sentence For A Novel
The annual Bulwer-Lytton literary parody prize went to an opening sentence containing a burrito, an angel and a shovel. The winning entry written by a retired mechanical designer Jim Guigli of California, read:"Detective Bart Lasiter was in his office studying the light from his one small window falling on his super burrito when the door swung open to reveal a woman whose body said you've had your last burrito for a while, whose face said angels did exist, and whose eyes said she could make you dig your own grave and lick the shovel clean." The contest challenges entrants to submit their worst opening sentence of an imaginary novel.
Annual Literary Parody Prize Goes To Long And Twisting Sentence
On Tuesday, the annual Bulwer-Lytton literary parody prize went to an opening sentence containing a burrito, an angel and a shovel. Retired mechanical designer Jim Guigli of California was proclaimed winner of the contest, which challenges entrants to submit their worst opening sentence of an imaginary novel.
Sharapova Gets An Unexpected Eyeful At Wimbledon
Tennis ace Maria Sharapove got more than what she expected at the Wimbledon tournament when un unexpected streaker did a nude cartwheel in center court. The streaker, a Dutch disc jockey by the name of Sander Lantinga, wore an outfit held together only with velcro and stripped down to his sneakers and black socks before committing the dirty deed.
Police Bust Jewlery Shop For Fitting "Grills"
Police in Florida are all smiles after arresting a woman for unlawfully selling and fitting customers with gold teeth caps in a dirty back room. Customers have been coming to the Blue Diamond Jewelry shop for a month to get "grills," or jewelry for their mouth. Often, customers got more than they paid for when they developed severe infections following the unlicensed procedures.
Miners Drank Dirty Water To Survive
Two Australian miners who were freed after 14 days being trapped deep underground survived by drinking dirty run-off water, digging through rock and rubble with their bare hands, and joking about their fight for life, rescuers said. Brant Webb, 37, and Todd Russell, 34, walked free of the Beaconsfield Gold Mine on Tuesday after a cave-in on April 25 killed a third miner, Larry Knight.
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