more dark and stormy night......?

Question

16. John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had
also never met.

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

18. 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.

19. Shots rang out, as shots are wont to do.

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

21. The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not eating
for a while.

22. He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck, either, but a
real duck that was actually lame, maybe from stepping on a land mine or
something.

23. The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe and extended one slender leg
behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.

24. It was an American tradition, like fathers chasing kids around with
power tools.

25. He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard bells, as if
she were a garbage truck backing up.

26. Her eyes were like limpid pools, only they had forgotten to put in any
pH cleanser.

27. She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing legs.

28. It hurt the way your tongue hurts after you accidentally staple it to
the wall.

oh 28 is my favorite

in order to understand this one you have to have read the earlier one

Answer 1

Lol... wth @28... hahaa.

Are these from your students? Funny stuff... keep posting if you have more

Answer 2

Some are really supid funny, but on others, i could see a smart person putting that in to make the people grading it laugh.

Answer 3

good one i rate it 8/10

Answer 4

23 is funny too

Answer 5

ahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahah

Answer 6

#23
Thanks, these are great!

Answer 7

what
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