Oh, hey, can I help you with that?
MMarla
(Southern Accent) Oh, why, thank you! These books are more slippery than a greased pig at a fourth of July picnic.
Hee, yeah. I know what you mean.
MMarla
I'm Marla Beauregard.
I'm Phil Diffy. Aren't you in, uh...Mr. Ginsberg's english class?
MMarla
Well, I believe I am. Are you ready for that dreadful midterm he's cooked up for us?
Ah. Well, we better get to class. Here, let me take some of those for you.
MMarla
Oh, my. You're gonna help me carry my books?
Well, if I carried you, people might stare.
MMarla
Course, Philip. I'd follow you barefoot through a briers patch.
That's perfect, Seth. Thank you. Whoa. Walk away. Uh, earth to Seth.
I'll take some pepper, Seth.
MMarla
And even though the sun's set, you've filled my heart with light.
Uh...David Butler Thurmond.
MMarla
Aah! Aren't you clever? Oh, shug, you got a dangler. I think It's puddin'. All better. See ya after school.
Uh, hello...Yeah, what was that about?
What? Oh, Marla. Yeah, we're gonna study together for Ginsberg's poetry test.
Phil, do you like that girl?
Like her? No, you mean like--no, I barely know her.
Yeah, well, she likes you.
Phil, I'm the last guy to get stuff. But I think Tia's right. That Marla likes you!
Guys, she dropped one of her books, and I gave her a hand. That's all.
Phil, let me clue you in. When you do things for a girl, they have meanings.
Like, if you carry her books, that means you're interested.
If you open the door for her...
That means you're interested, but currently seeing someone.
Giving somebody cuts in line...
Front cuts mean you think she's cute. Back cuts...
Oh, don't worry. I'm jotting all this down for us.
Are you on page 12 yet? What are you doing?
MMarla
Scrapbookin'. This one's gonna go right on the cover of my Phil Diffy edition.
Marla, the poetry test is on Friday. Okay? So we really need to buckle down. You see, buckle down is a metaphor for studying. And a metaphor is...
MMarla
A comparison. But a simile is a comparison usin' the words "like" or "as."
Ms. Phipps is as crusty as a piece of toast.
MMarla
And you are as funny as a mule in a bow tie.
Ah ah ah...Phil, whatever you do, don't try to make her laugh.
I wasn't trying to make you laugh. I was just...Trying to give you an example of a simile. Are you on page 12 yet?
MMarla
Almost. Want a piece?
These are the rules, Phil. No matter what you do, don't take anything from her. Gum, mints, nuts of any kind--it all means one thing...Commitment.
I'm really not interested in nuts, mints, gum of any kind.
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