Yesterday, Twitter users listed fake last lines from famous books.

I’m not sure whether this tag started as something sincere; after a while there were plenty of people quoting the actual ends of all the Hunger Games and Harry Potter. But there were also all these good jokes:

https://twitter.com/PeterJOrvetti/status/268152493987463169

“Gold, silver, platinum? Gauche. The classics are iron, silicon, carbon. Those are the elements of style.” #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— James Callan (@scarequotes) November 13, 2012

And the last and most important rule: If you drink the last of the cider house coffee, make another pot. #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Charles R. Kaiser (@ckaiserca) November 13, 2012

“And with that, Angie cleaned the fireplace. ‘Mine, all mine,’ she sighed.” #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Chris Breen (@BodyofBreen) November 13, 2012

“Frankly, I had expected better,” muttered Pip under his breath. “‘Best of times’ indeed!” #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Michael Fessler (@technorav) November 13, 2012

#LastLinesFromGreatBooks So we beat on, boats snared in the current, drawn back inexorably into the tanker’s propeller.

— Andrew Scott (@DrMaldoror) November 13, 2012

“These are lovely drapes,” he said. As he took a closer look, he realized the drapes were made from tortillas. #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Nick Mediati (@dtnick) November 13, 2012

“You think, ‘Gosh, this big city had a lot of bright lights.’”#LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— David J. Loehr (@dloehr) November 13, 2012

Mr. Kurtz showed us all the dark heart of man….”Hey Dad, you wanna play catch?” Sure son. I’ll be right there. #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Steve D (@Stev_D) November 13, 2012

“‘Oh, darling!’ she exclaimed as Joe emerged from beneath her bridal gown. ‘That was even better the second time!’” #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Steve Lutz (@slutz) November 13, 2012

And with a last satisfying crunch he savoured the taste of the chocolate and malt in the bird of prey. #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Charles R. Kaiser (@ckaiserca) November 13, 2012

“And just as Harry thought that, a loud ‘Avada Kedavra’ sounded through the train station, and he dropped dead.” #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Glenn Fleishman (@GlennF) November 13, 2012

#LastLinesFromGreatBooks “…and then finally, my hand was asleep enough for me to give it a try.”Albert Camus, The Stranger.

— Dennis O’Toole (@deeohtee) November 13, 2012

Remember to pick and choose the sections you take literally, in order to better validate your homophobia. #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— K▲inth. (@BrownFamJam) November 13, 2012

“Cholera may have infected my small intestine,” she cooed, “but you have infected my heart.” #lastlinesfromgreatbooks

— Adrian S-G (@AdrianShepski) November 13, 2012

“I’ll have the fish. No, wait, the chicken,” said Sophie. #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Seth Christenfeld (@earbox) November 13, 2012

And at that moment, with a sigh and sip of mead, the king realized this sad jester was to be in his court forever. #lastlinesfromgreatbooks

— Ben Gullard (@bengullard) November 13, 2012

“Am I crazy,” she asked the exasperated decorator. “or is this grey far superior to the other 49 shades we tried?” #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Carrie D. (@ClevaahGirl) November 13, 2012

“Louie, this looks like the beginning of a beautiful watership down.” #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Andy Daglas (@AndyDaglas) November 13, 2012

The man closed the leather-bound volume and turned to Squeakers. “And that’s a story for Mice _and_ Men.” #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Jason Snell (@jsnell) November 13, 2012

But he couldn’t because he was dead, and so are you, as soon as you close the book…. #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Graeme Strachan (@The_Reviewist) November 13, 2012

“To attempt to avoid a confrontation by remaining hidden in the locker, turn to page 56.” #LastLinesFromGreatBooks

— Chris Leggett (@Leggetron) November 13, 2012

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https://twitter.com/GeneralA_Ron/status/268150053993066497

https://twitter.com/dloehr/status/268149451389009921

https://twitter.com/buzz_clik/status/268149200871620609

https://twitter.com/onetrueoverlord/status/268149046223441921

https://twitter.com/manydoritos/status/268149006528565249

https://twitter.com/Jickle/status/268148515941793792

https://twitter.com/SCarterE/status/268148410232754176

https://twitter.com/NickIBIS/status/268148319103090691

https://twitter.com/zoasterboy/status/268147462198407169

https://twitter.com/jsnell/status/268147415939424257

https://twitter.com/Jickle/status/268143680093827072

https://twitter.com/metempsych/status/268143295220289536

https://twitter.com/Mactasia/status/268141019630014465

https://twitter.com/dogboner/status/268071919180447744

https://twitter.com/sirdiesel/status/268139253907746816

https://twitter.com/AndrewJPlant/status/268138448009973761

https://twitter.com/dloehr/status/268137952339709952

https://twitter.com/izaidi/status/268080233146626048

https://twitter.com/telehugs/status/268080321436717056

https://twitter.com/DuncanIdunno/status/268080161897979906

https://twitter.com/coolTEENpikachu/status/268079568475287552

Remember to fave and follow, so next time you hear the jokes in time to make your own.