My entry for the Bulwer-Lytton contest

[firecat]

Mr Hypothesis believed that he had singlehandedly invented common sense, and this gave him a mission in life.

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[kightp.livejournal.com]

But ... but ... that's not *bad* writing! (In fact, it's a rather clever description of half the people one meets on Usenet these days ...)

[firecat]

Hee. Thanks -- I confess I was thinking of one in particular.