"My brain is like oatmeal."
— Hughes, John (1950-2009)
Author
Work Title
Date
1983
Metaphor
"My brain is like oatmeal."
Metaphor in Context
JACK
No... Oh, Orson Welles. [Laughs] Oh, I get it. Fat jokes. Right? Yeah, that's real funny. Yeah, I've put on a couple of pounds. So what? Come on, what else do you have?
CAROLINE
You want to talk about this shirt for a second, Jack?
JACK
All right.
CAROLINE
You've been wearing this shirt around the house for about two weeks now. It could walk around by itself. Why don't you retire that thing to the Dry Cleaning Hall of Fame.
JACK
Because it's a comfortable shirt.
CAROLINE
Jack, take a look at yourself. You've really thrown in the towel, honey.
JACK
My brain is like oatmeal. I yelled at Kenny today for coloring outside the lines. Megan and I are starting to watch the same TV shows, and I'm liking them. I'm losing it.
No... Oh, Orson Welles. [Laughs] Oh, I get it. Fat jokes. Right? Yeah, that's real funny. Yeah, I've put on a couple of pounds. So what? Come on, what else do you have?
CAROLINE
You want to talk about this shirt for a second, Jack?
JACK
All right.
CAROLINE
You've been wearing this shirt around the house for about two weeks now. It could walk around by itself. Why don't you retire that thing to the Dry Cleaning Hall of Fame.
JACK
Because it's a comfortable shirt.
CAROLINE
Jack, take a look at yourself. You've really thrown in the towel, honey.
JACK
My brain is like oatmeal. I yelled at Kenny today for coloring outside the lines. Megan and I are starting to watch the same TV shows, and I'm liking them. I'm losing it.
Categories
Provenance
Watching. Text transcribed from YouTube.
Citation
John Hughes, Mr. Mom (MGM, 1983). <Link to YouTube>
Date of Entry
01/03/2019
