Phil, Marla and others in “Pheremonally Yours”

Are you on page 12 yet? What are you doing?

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...

A comparison. But a simile is a comparison usin' the words "like" or "as."

Ms. Phipps is as crusty as a piece of toast.

(Laughs)

Shh!

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?

Almost. Want a piece?

Sure.

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.

Really?

Really what?

I'm really not interested in nuts, mints, gum of any kind.

Shh!

All right.