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And, I'm also laughing over one of those usually annoying pass-around lists people send in e-mail. This is supposedly real lines written by students in writing class. I swear that in the writing courses I've taught, they were worse, but I did find these amusing:
2. His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and
breaking alliances like underpants in a tumble dryer.
4. McMurphy fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like
a paper bag filled with vegetable soup.
22. The ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and
extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a
lamppost.
31. It hurt the way your tongue hurts after you
accidentally staple it to the wall.
And? Let's face it -- how many fanfics have you read that had worse, more stretched or desperate metaphors? I'm pretty sure these are made up, but they're accurately made up.
thefirstevilAnd, I'm also laughing over one of those usually annoying pass-around lists people send in e-mail. This is supposedly real lines written by students in writing class. I swear that in the writing courses I've taught, they were worse, but I did find these amusing:
2. His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and
breaking alliances like underpants in a tumble dryer.
4. McMurphy fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like
a paper bag filled with vegetable soup.
22. The ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and
extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a
lamppost.
31. It hurt the way your tongue hurts after you
accidentally staple it to the wall.
And? Let's face it -- how many fanfics have you read that had worse, more stretched or desperate metaphors? I'm pretty sure these are made up, but they're accurately made up.
