I stumbled upon a blog with a great idea for a post. Since entertaining my people is what I'm all about, I'll throw caution to the wind and blatantly steal her idea.
Find the nearest book and turn to page 123. Find senetences 6-8 and submit them here. I think it will be interesting to see what books people have handy and also to see phrases that are out of context. I'll go first.
It was late in the afternon of parade day, and the Queens were taking their only break from pleasing the crowds. We had gone into Hal & Mal's, previously identified as the official restaurant of the Sweet Potato Queens, chosen a table, and advised our doting waiter that we would be having everything fied on the menu, plenty of it and plenty quick. He scurried off.
The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love, Jill Conner Browne
Your turn.
3 comments:
fun. I didn't grab my dictionary or thesaurus, but those were the first books I had nearby. Some of my books don't have that many pages, sadly, but here's one that I found to share:
Another obstacle was that the ink often coagulated before reaching the tip. And even when the pens worked, they were messy -- staining paper, fingers, and clothes.
Why Didn't I Think of That? Bizarre Origins of Ingenious Inventions We Couldn't Live Without (excerpt from Bic pen chapter)
The name of the book is about as long as the sentences I typed!
One other with some really long, rambling sentences:
As part of a consulting project for a specialist practice of leading accounting firm a few years ago, I needed to find a clear, simple way of expressing the purpose and ideals of hte practice, both to communicate with potential clients on the outside who spoke a different language, and also to my own creative people so that they would undersand what to say in the first place. But the more interviews I conducted, the more complicated the problem seemed to become, as one partner after another gave me a different perspective base on what he or she did as opposed to how that might be useful to a client. Finally, I asked one of the partners if he had any children. yes, he told me, a little puzzled by my question, he had two kids. "So, when they ask you what you do at work, what do you tell them?" His eyes lit up.
Truth, Lies & Advertising: The Art of Account Planning. Jon Steel.
They have even made a direct threat to you, sir. For now, we have to assume the letter is real and that they will strike again.
"Term Limits" by Vince Flynn
Copy right 1997
Hogan took his time selecting a club. But once he made a decision, he cast his eyes coldly on the target to get a feel for the shot he was about to play.
"The Hogan Way" by John Andrisani
Boo for golf books. Thats what I get for working in Rusty's office.
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