DuTTchman

Analogies and Similes Found in Recent High School Essays:
> > >
> > > Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two
> > sides gently
> > > compressed by a Thigh Master.
> > > -Sue Lin Chong, Washington
> > >
> > > Shots rang out, as shots are wont to do.
> > > - Jerry Pannullo, Kensington
> > >
> > > The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike
> > Phil, this
> > > plan just might work.
> > > - Malcolm Fleschner, Arlington
> > >
> > > The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from
> > not eating
> > > for a while.
> > > - Malcolm Fleschner, Arlington
> > >
> > > "Oh, Jason, take me!" she panted, her breasts heaving like
> > a college
> > > freshman on $1-a-beer night.
> > > - Bonnie Speary Devore, Gaithersburg
> > >
> > > His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking
> > alliances like
> > > underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.
> > > -Chuck Smith, Woodbridge
> > >
> > > He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience,
> > like a Guy
> > > who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without
> > one of those
> > > boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country
> > speaking at
> > > high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse
> > without one
> > > of those boxes with a pinhole in it.
> > > -Joseph Romm, Washington
> > >
> > > The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the
> > way a bowling
> > > ball wouldn't.
> > > -Russell Beland, Springfield
> > >
> > > McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty
> > bag filled
> > > with vegetable soup.
> > > -Paul Sabourin, Silver Spring
> > >
> > > From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an
> > eerie,
> > > surreal quality, like when you're on vacation in another
> > > city and "Jeopardy" comes on at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30.
> > > - Roy Ashley, Washington
> > >
> > > Her hair glistened in the rain like nose hair after a sneeze.
> > > - Chuck Smith, Woodbridge
> > >
> > > He was as tall as a six-foot-three-inch tree.
> > > - Jack Bross, Chevy Chase
> > >
> > > The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots
> > when you fry
> > > them in hot grease.
> > > - Gary F. Hevel, Silver Spring
> > >
> > > The politician was gone but unnoticed, like the period after
> > the Dr. on
> > > a Dr Pepper can.
> > > - Wayne Goode, Madison,AL
> > >
> > > Even in his last years, Grandpappy had a mind like a steel
> > trap, only
> > > one that had been left out so long, it had rusted shut.
> > > - Sandra Hull, Arlington
> > >
> > > Her artistic sense was exquisitely refined, like someone who
> > can tell
> > > butter from I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.
> > > - Barbara Collier, Garrett Park
> > >
> > > She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a
> > dog makes
> > > just before it throws up.
> > > - Susan Reese, Arlington
> > >
> > > The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe and extended one
> > slender leg
> > > behind her, like a dog at a fire hyrant.
> > > - Jennifer Hart, Arlington
> > >
> > > He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard
> > bells, as if
> > > she were a garbage truck backing up.
> > > - Susan Reese, Arlington
> > >
> > > She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing
> > legs.
> >
> > > - Jonathan Paul, Garrett Park
> > >
> > > It hurt the way your tongue hurts after you accidentally
> > staple it to
> > > the wall.
> > > - Brian Broadus, Charlottesville
> > >

Merou

Keeping my fingers crossed... We may be working in the same building next year...

DuTTchman

Cool! Lemme know if you visit and we'll do lunch.

undrway

Funny -- weird that all but two are from the DC area...