Coooolwhyip t1_j8rvnub wrote on February 16, 2023 at 2:50 PM

Reply to comment by Some0neAwesome 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

It was a dark and stormy night, three men sat around a campfire, the first man said: it was a dark and stormy night, three men sat around a campfire..