The winner of the 24th edition of SJSU’s Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (which is a contest for the worst first line) is Dan McKay of Fargo, ND. And here is his winning sentence:
As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph Spitfire, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual.
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