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Austin As Real Old Paris
a: Austin ~
b: medieval Paris
What: All this is a few blocks from the second complex of Austin buildings--the university campus. "Austin is like medieval Paris, "a native once claimed. "Its function is governmental and intellectual."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 9 2012 9:26 AM
# 2064 Critique Analogy
Austin As Budding Child
a: Austin ~
b: fifth grade going into sixth
What: In other words, Austin is still in its adolescence. "Austin is like fifth grade going into sixth," says Louis Singh, co-owner of catering company Dishalicious. "you've reached the top of what you think is your mountain, but you have a lot more growing to do."
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Writer: Louis Singh
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 9 2012 9:33 AM
# 2065 Critique Analogy
Austin As Oil In Water?
a: Austin ~
b: island of something
What: "Austin is like an island of something in a sea of something else."
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Writer: Paul Sherman
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Date: May 9 2012 9:42 AM
# 2066 Critique Analogy
Austin As Mural
a: Austin ~
b: walking into a mural
What: "Austin loves writing. Austin loves bathing in hundreds of shades of paint. Across the city, creeping in alleys or spread across an entire block, there's walls and trains and buildings covered in art. It's a free outdoor art show. Walking around Austin is like walking into a mural."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 9 2012 9:50 AM
# 2067 Critique Analogy
The Middle Of A Zombie Movie
a: Austin ~
b: the oasis in zombie movies
What: "Austin is like the oasis in zombie movies."
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Writer: Amelia Gray
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 9 2012 9:53 AM
# 2068 Critique Analogy
Texas As Greek City States
a: Austin ~
b: the rest of Texas
What: Saying "Austin is like the rest of Texas," he added, "is like saying Athens and Sparta are the same because they are both Greek." Lavergne says this is both because of the University of Texas and the region's geography.
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Writer: Gary M. Lavergne
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Date: May 9 2012 9:58 AM
# 2069 Critique Analogy
Austin As Oldest Child
a: Austin ~
b: the oldest sibling
What: "Austin is like the oldest sibling - the one who paved the way so the rest of the kids had it easier - with a laid-back, take-it-or-leave-it kind of attitude that matches well with its fun and funky culture. "
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Writer: Not Stated
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 9 2012 10:00 AM
# 2070 Critique Analogy
Moon Rovering In Texas
a: Austin ~
b: driving on the moon
What: "Treading the streets of Austin is like driving on the moon. Therefore, we have an awesome and very efficient staff handling the Express Service area. They'll treat your Honda right and give it the best oil change and tire rotation in Austin to get it back to pre-moon-treading glory."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 9 2012 10:02 AM
# 2071 Critique Analogy
Freaky Times
a: Austin ~
b: a corporate cult
What: "The University of Texas at Austin is like a corporate cult "Corporate cults are like dysfunctional families in which there are no boundaries between the individual member and the family. The family is the individual. Each person's private business is everybody's business. Less powerful members of a family or other group suffer invisible emotional damage at the hands of more powerful members. The cult overtakes a member's personhood by getting the recruit to fully disclose secret sins, thoughts, and temptations to the group. This becomes a powerful tool that the cult can use to manipulate, blackmail, and emotionally bond members to the group."
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Writer: Dave Arnott
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Date: May 9 2012 10:05 AM
# 2072 Critique Analogy
Left Coast In The Middle
a: Austin ~
b: Left Coast city transported into Texas
What: "I do notice that my report is for central Texas, meaning Austin. Austin is like a Left Coast city transported into Texas. That explains the Prius' appearance on the list. Not likely in the rest of the state."
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Writer: PaleMelanesian
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Date: May 9 2012 10:06 AM
# 2073 Critique Analogy
The Southern Belles
a: Austin ~
b: Atlanta
What: "I'm looking forward to learning how the startup community is similar and disimilar to the Atlanta community. Austin is like Atlanta in many ways - low cost of living, prominent university, numerous young professionals, and more"
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Writer: David Cummings
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Date: May 9 2012 10:08 AM
# 2074 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.