Quote #558
If it weren't for the knee-high sewage lapping at his dress pants and the
confused terrorist spraying automatic gunfire over his head between loud,
emotional outbursts in a language that sounded like someone choking on
gravel, Johnson could see little reason to change his mind about the wisdom
of registering at a two-star hotel.
-- Bob Wakulich's entry to the 2001 annual Bulwer-Lytton contest (Winner in
the category "Adventure")
If it weren't for the knee-high sewage lapping at his dress pants and the
confused terrorist spraying automatic gunfire over his head between loud,
emotional outbursts in a language that sounded like someone choking on
gravel, Johnson could see little reason to change his mind about the wisdom
of registering at a two-star hotel.
-- Bob Wakulich's entry to the 2001 annual Bulwer-Lytton contest (Winner in
the category "Adventure")
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