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Famous Opening Lines
So this thread was inspired by AzPaul's thread "Famous Last Words" - but just the reverse.
This is "Famous Opening Lines". Whether in a movie, a play, or a book. Both of mine came from the same book: Chapter 1 All this happened, more or less. Chapter 2 Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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Once upon a time...
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…… Sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's the Dude.
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I bought a cheap watch from the crazy man Floating down canal It doesn't use numbers or moving hands It always just says "now" Now you may be thinking that I was had But this watch is never wrong And if I have trouble the warranty said Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On J. Buffett Instagram: eastbayrider46 |
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Choose life.
Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family, Choose a f--king big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suit on hire purchased in a range of f--king fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the f--k you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sittin' on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing f--king junk food into your mouth. Choose rottin' away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, f--ked-up brats that you've spawned to replace yourself. Choose a future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?" |
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...and, by way of contrast to the above.
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who put the ram in the rama-lama-ding-dong?
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Charles Dickens, Tale of Two Cities, I love this book ….
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...”
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One More 1984 ….
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
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An opening line that, always tickled me in,
Jerome K. Jerome's, 1889 novel: 'Three Men in a Boat' "There were four of us," |
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