Bulwer-Lytton and other things

So, my mum and I still believe in the postal service. There's nothing better than recieving a lett from her unannounced as it's always going to contain something funny or interesting. Well, today's installation contained a newspaper article about the Bulwer-Lytton prize. For those who don't know, it's a contest for the worst first line of a novel. Now, it wasn't necessarily this year's winner that was particularly appealing, but a reminder of 2005's winner. Here's the first sentence:

As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph Spitfire, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual.

Mind you, the reminder came from my Mum, a Spitfire owner!

Also, I recieved a magical envelope full of the BMW Part #'s for the Jensen Healey Getrag 5-speed. I'll be integrating those into the parts catalog in the coming weeks! Thanks to 2002AD for the data!

Happy bad literature!
Jody

p.s. more about Bulwer-Lytton contest