"Going to sea to avoid marrying your sweetie is an option, but if she hangs herself after your departure (and it’s even money that she’s going to) her Doleful Ghost will arrive on board your ship and the last three stanzas of your life will purely suck."
Yes, that's a good one. I had originally planned to quote a short passage -- some people don't like to click on links unless they have some idea of what's awaiting them -- but I couldn't choose one. A lot of the best ones, like your choice, rely partly on the previous text to really zing.
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Date: 2005-09-05 06:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-05 06:34 pm (UTC)"Going to sea to avoid marrying your sweetie is an option, but if she hangs herself after your departure (and it’s even money that she’s going to) her Doleful Ghost will arrive on board your ship and the last three stanzas of your life will purely suck."
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Date: 2005-09-05 06:53 pm (UTC)P.
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Date: 2005-09-05 06:54 pm (UTC)"the last three stanzas of your life will well and truly suck"
will stand on its own merits.
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Date: 2005-09-05 06:55 pm (UTC)