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gregorydgraham t1_j8rldhz wrote

Reply to comment by RedditStrolls in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow

The problem here is that Amaryllis actually sounds like an interesting character. Terrible name though, nice work :)

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RedditStrolls t1_j8t3eo4 wrote

I shudder to think that it came out of me since I hate that m word so much. Amaryllis is truly not a cool name. It's the worst I could think of at the time.

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RedditStrolls t1_j8t3e3x wrote

I shudder to think that it came out of me since I hate that m word so much. Amaryllis is truly not a cool name. It's the worst I could think of at the time.

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