Sinister: Re:Opening lines

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On Sat, 7 Feb 1998, LISA BERRY wrote:

> How about:
>  "It was the day my grandmother exploded" from The Crow Road by Iain 
> Banks - nice and surreal I think.

I remember reading one in the Guardian which was:

`Oh no!  Not again.' he thought, opening the dustbin lid and looking out.

It won a competition once, apparently.

Rod.

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| Indigestures: n. The hollow gestures and half-hearted protestations
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