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imamama

Tue, Jan 25 2011, 1:32 pm

For all the aspiring writers, here are some good examples of what NOT to do.

The Best Worst Metaphors Ever

Enjoy!

freshie

Tue, Jan 25 2011, 1:39 pm

Is this allowed? What if a student would read it and know her teacher put it up? It is funny but I'm just wondering.

suzyq

Tue, Jan 25 2011, 2:00 pm

Hilarious. Love it.

robynm

Tue, Jan 25 2011, 2:01 pm

im pretty bad at metaphors and sayings, these def crack me up!!!

Rolling Laughter

the world's best mom

Tue, Jan 25 2011, 2:06 pm

"The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil.
But unlike Phil, this plan just might work."

I think this one is great.

PinkFridge ↓

Tue, Jan 25 2011, 2:17 pm

This is great.
You people might also enjoy the Bulwer Lytton contest, named after the fellow who penned the starting line, It was a dark and stormy night.

sequoia

Wed, Jan 26 2011, 2:21 pm

#9 is from Hitchiker's Guide.

↑ PinkFridge

Wed, Jan 26 2011, 3:20 pm

sequoia wrote:

#9 is from Hitchiker's Guide.

As I read them I thought, some of them are so bad they're good, maybe even deliberate. I'd read something like that ;-)

sarahd

Wed, Jan 26 2011, 3:49 pm

I am probably overtired, but these are so funny the tears are rolling.

crush

Wed, Jan 26 2011, 5:04 pm

Hysterical!!!
The one about being simple like Phil, isn't stupid, it's smartly hysterical! (If that makes sense.) It almost had a Dave Barry ring to it.

Happy18

Wed, Jan 26 2011, 5:41 pm

Mommy F.

Wed, Mar 16 2011, 1:36 pm

lol . . . oh kids these days . . .

HindaRochel

Wed, Mar 16 2011, 1:50 pm

ok my fave.

He fell for her like his heart was a mob
informant, and she was the East River.

Sort of something I would expect to find in a potboiler...

iluvy

Wed, Mar 16 2011, 2:42 pm

sequoia wrote:

#9 is from Hitchiker's Guide.

It's actually "The ships hung in the sky in much the way that bricks don't."

Love it!

zaq

Wed, Mar 16 2011, 3:18 pm

HindaRochel wrote:

ok my fave.

He fell for her like his heart was a mob
informant, and she was the East River.

Sort of something I would expect to find in a potboiler...

BTW, you have any idea why they're called potboilers? if so, please share. I'm Scratching Head

jade

Mon, Mar 21 2011, 2:16 pm

It's the sort of genre fiction that's written pretty much just to make some money, without worrying too much about good writing or artistry or anything - something that will put food in your pot to keep boiling.

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