Book Roulette
Here's the deal. Per Tim Blair, the "latest crazy random words game" is this:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
What did I find? No books in the Command Center from which I, 'er, Command this place. I walked into the next room, remembering a small pile of books on the file cabinet next to my desk, and came up with this from Keeton, Robert E., Trial Tactics and Methods:
The opening and closing witnesses have positions of special prominence.
Inspiring, no? But then I realized I'd forgotten that Churchill, Winston's, The Grand Alliance, was indeed a bit closer than the book that for ten years had propped up the shelf of my stereo rack. Page 23, Sentence 5 has Sir Winston speaking of his first meeting with Harry Hopkins:
I always enjoyed his company, especially when things went ill.
Readers -- do it in the comments.
What's next? Should we each grab the closest DVD/VHS Tape, run it out to, say, 5 minutes into the flick, and tell the next dialogue?