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What other great opening lines do you know?. (lemmy.world)
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[–] echindod@programming.dev 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Is this sarcasm? I think if it stopped at the first dichotomy, or the second it would be fine. But it goes on for fucking ever.

[–] TheFinn@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If that wore you out, probably should stay away from Dickens.

[–] echindod@programming.dev 2 points 21 hours ago

Oh yes. I hate Dickens. Absolutely can't stand him.

[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well I like it.

[–] echindod@programming.dev 1 points 21 hours ago

I am happy for you in that, a little surprised. But good for you!

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Kinda the point. It's supposed to drill into your head how everything in that period was taken to the extremes by taking the prose itself to the extremes.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

not all prose has to be prosaic