People are adding “And then the murders began” to famous book openings

There’s a rule called “Laidlaw’s rule”, which basically states that any book will be better if the second sentence is “And then the murders began”.
People have started using this to hillarious effect! 😀

Here are some awesome examples:

 

One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. And then the murders began. #LaidlawsRule

— Elizabeth Meg (@Scranshums) March 3, 2017

 

“I wonder what Piglet is doing,” thought Pooh. And then the murders began. https://t.co/ZWBA29tjW9

— Damon Young (@damonayoung) March 3, 2017

 

Mr & Mrs Dursley, of number 4, Privet Drive, were proud to say they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. And then the murders began. https://t.co/WbbBuyehqU

— Kyle Treasure (@KyleTreasure) March 3, 2017

 

Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter. And then the murders began. https://t.co/XxrP0PrF1c

— L.D. Lapinski (@ldlapinski) March 3, 2017