http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sat, 19 Jul 2003 04:16:51 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/18/023627.php#comment-13357 I have three distinct opinions which I must express: 1. I don't think Bulwer-Lytton's line is all that bad. I just finished rereading the delightful "Cold Comfort Farm," so perhaps my mind is still in Victorian run-on gear. 2. I think the contest would be funnier if it were limited to opening lines of existing, published books. Heaven knows there's a large enough field to chose from. 3. Randy Groom was the clear winner. 13357@blogcritics.org Sat, 19 Jul 2003 04:16:51 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/18/023627.php#comment-13333 Professor Rice made a book out of the Bul-Lyt contest? Good for him! I went to his school, San Jose State University. I even have the Bul-Lyt club t-Shirt (the group now defunct through some previous academia political drama). I'll give Professor Rice credit. He was the most web-savvy at SJSU. Unfortunately, that's not saying much. 13333@blogcritics.org Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:15:23 EDT