Snoopy (when he was an author and not flying his Sopwith Camel into battle with the Red Baron) always started his novels with, "It was a dark and stormy night" somewhat mocking a famous line from the 1830 novel, "Paul Clifford" by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Good memes can be made by reading some of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest entries. Just google "Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest" !! You're welcome! :)