Summary:
Homer is out skiing at a mountain resort. At the top of a slope, he sees a muscular skier swerve gracefully down the side of the hill. At first the skier frightens Homer, who thinks he's about to be robbed. The skier lifts his face-mask to reveal Ned Flanders, Homer's goofy and affable neighbor. When Flanders twists his hips to show off the mobility of his suit, Homer is revulted at the sight of Flanders's physique. He slides backwards, accidentally slipping down the hill, painfully whacking into snow mound after snow mound on the way down. Worst of all, he can't get "stupid sexy Flanders" out of his head.
Transcript
H: Hey, don't hurt me! Here's my wallet!
NF: [ Chuckles ] Hi-diddly-ho, schuss-in-boots!
H: [ Gasps ] Flanders?. That suit's a little revealing, isn't it?.
NF: Well, it allows for maximum mobility. Feels like I'm wearing nothin' at all.
H: [ Shouts ] Quit it! Must wash eyes! Uh-oh. Ooh. Okay, don't panic. Remember what the instructor said....If you ever get into trouble, all you need to do is-Feels like I'm wearing nothin' at all....Nothin' at all. Nothin' at all. [Yelps ] Stupid sexy Flanders!
Idioms and vocab:
"Schuss in boots" A "schuss" is a ski-slope. Flanders is making a pun on "Puss in Boots," a well known children's story.
"A little revealing" (often used to describe clothes that are a little too sexy).
Sentence Patterns:
Notice the way Flanders drops the subject here: "Feels like I'm wearing nothin' at all." The full form, of course, would be "it feels." Often, in informal conversations, the initial "it" is dropped.
On the way down the ski slope, Homer is taking to himself. "Don't panic. Remember what the instructor said." These verbs are in the imperative mood and, as such, they also do not have subjects.
Now you practice:
Pretend you are Marge criticizing Homer for his painful trip down the ski slope. Tell Homer what he should have done. Write at least four sentences.
Email your scenario to jpenna@udel.edu for this week's Simpson's practice.