lifted from happydog

[greybeta]

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal...along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the "coolest" book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.

The fifth sentence on page 123 of Erich Gruen's The Last Generation of the Roman Republic is "The electorate was obliging." It's referring to the rise of Pompey the Great.

Comments

[renough.livejournal.com]

"But on the other hand, they all seemed to be in decent physical condition, particularly the foreign guy, Marek."

-Michael Crichton, Timeline

[greybeta.livejournal.com]

I've always wanted to read Timeline.

[happydog.livejournal.com]

But if you put the two sentences together, you have the beginning of a very interesting paragraph...

"The electorate was obliging. But on the other hand, they all seemed to be in decent physical condition, particularly the foreign guy, Marek."

[greybeta.livejournal.com]

Whoa, that is the beginning of a very interesting paragraph.