The Telegraph takes Dan Brown to task. Here’s a list of 20 sentences that might do well in the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest.
19. The Da Vinci Code, chapter 83: “The Knights Templar were warriors,” Teabing reminded, the sound of his aluminum crutches echoing in this reverberant space.
“Remind” is a transitive verb – you need to remind someone of something. You can’t just remind. And if the crutches echo, we know the space is reverberant.
via The Lost Symbol and The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown’s 20 worst sentences - Telegraph.
Six feet long. Transparent head. Bulbous nose. Yep, that’s a Muppet alright, I’d know it anywhere. Found in the wild:
Jellynose fish can grow to more than six feet (two meters) long and, like many deep-sea fish, they have gelatinous bodies consisting of very little muscle.
via National Geographic: Bizarre Gelatinous Fish Found in Brazil.
This earth is a marvel-filled place, isn’t it?
Here at Inedible Ink we like our baseball bats wielded by good guys, but the Strength to Carry On file will just have to expand to accommodate this little role reversal.
A man apparently tried to rob an acquaintance by beating him with a baseball bat and was seriously hurt when the victim fought back with a sword, authorities said.
via Bat-wielding would-be robber beaten with a sword. AZCentral
