DD asked me once about writing a story....gave her the "Dark and Stormy night" ...line...
Teacher ask her if she was a Snoopy fan...(Charlie Brown).......LOL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_was_...d_stormy_night
DD asked me once about writing a story....gave her the "Dark and Stormy night" ...line...
Teacher ask her if she was a Snoopy fan...(Charlie Brown).......LOL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_was_...d_stormy_night
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First 50 years...worried about the small stuff...second 50 years....Not so much
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Not to rain on your parade, but the one about the traveling salesman and farmers daughter has been done a bit much as well.
Who keeps stealing my ideas?
And "It was the best of times...."
Actually, the dark and stormy night line is original to Edward Bulwer-Lytton (I think I have the spelling right). Snoopy lifted it from Paul Clifford.
True enough, my final home is still out there, but this is most certainly my home range and I love it. I love every rock I fall off and tree I trip over. Even when I am close to dying from exhaustion, a beautiful sunset doesn't lose it's power to refresh and inspire me and that, in itself, is enough to save me sometimes.
Here's some inspiration for you.
http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/2014win.html
Thanks Rick.... Always good to have literary rolemodels to draw on
Yeah, I know, was referenced in the Wikipedia link provided.
These days, the Snoopy reference (also noted in that link) is most likely the most quoted....and least it was by her teacher....LOL
P.S.
Seems Bulwer-Lytton was not the orginal author either...
From the link Rick provided...
Quote>Although Lytton did not originate the line, he exploited its familiarity to begin his novel, as have several other writers who followed him< Quote.
Last edited by hunter63; 05-10-2015 at 04:52 PM.
Geezer Squad....Charter Member #1
Evoking the 50 year old rule...
First 50 years...worried about the small stuff...second 50 years....Not so much
Member Wahoo Killer knives club....#27
Heh, I got it from a book on horror (Creatures of the Night).
True enough, my final home is still out there, but this is most certainly my home range and I love it. I love every rock I fall off and tree I trip over. Even when I am close to dying from exhaustion, a beautiful sunset doesn't lose it's power to refresh and inspire me and that, in itself, is enough to save me sometimes.
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