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30 July 2007

"Gerald began - but was interrupted by a piercing whistle which cost him ten per cent of his hearing permanently, as it did everyone else in a ten-mile radius of the eruption, not that it mattered much because for them 'permanently' meant the next ten minutes or so until buried by searing lava or suffocated by choking ash - to pee," Bulwer-Lytton 07.

post by: arse_hat at: 23:23 | 5 comments

Thank you, the announcement of Bulwer-Lytton winners is one of the highlights of my year, as it reminds me that no matter how badly I may write, I could do worse.
(and the fact that I have entered on a few occasions and NOT won is a source of pride)

posted by wendell 31 July | 02:49

The trick is to sell your strange syntax, unnecessary attention to detail, or whatever as a unique style, cf. Dave Eggers.

posted by chrismear 31 July | 04:05

I really must enter this some time. I bet I could win!

posted by Orange Swan 31 July | 07:26

Full results

posted by DevilsAdvocate 31 July | 11:02

"Amateurs!" Howled the amateur writer, like a howler monkey howling at amateur howler monkey writers, until the cube farm livestock thrust their pasty-white necks out of despair-redolent dens all around and shot him point blank in the side of the head with looks so dirty he had to go wash his face, all the while mumbling, "Amateurs! Amateurs!" under his despair-redolent breath.

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 31 July | 11:26

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