humour

Douglas Adams. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

First: Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.

Last: The other kids at school nicknamed him Ix, which in the language of Betelgeuse Five translates as "boy who is not able satisfactorily to explain what a Hrung is, nor why it should choose to collapse on Betelgeuse Seven".

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Helen Fielding. Bridget Jones's Diary

First: I will not drink more than fourteen alcohol units a week.

Last: An excellent year's progress.

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Joseph Heller. Catch-22

First: It was love at first sight.

Last: The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off.

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