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Q&A seeking a humorous example of long winded paragraph one sentence long

Back in the day, good writing meant it was a goal to make sentences short. As I have grown older this rule has served me well, especially as it relates to technical writing. I am looking for a hu...

4 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Jim Tyvand‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:44:45Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/19534
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Jim Tyvand‭ · 2019-12-08T04:44:45Z (about 5 years ago)
Back in the day, good writing meant it was a goal to make sentences short. As I have grown older this rule has served me well, especially as it relates to technical writing.

I am looking for a humorous example of the opposite -- a full paragraph 5, 6, or more lines long but consisting of only one sentence. Any referrals or leads to such an animal would be greatly appreciated.

Jim T.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-10-29T19:09:10Z (about 9 years ago)
Original score: 1