san jose-ca
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There Is A Connection
a: San Jose-CA ~
b: Detroit
What: "They say that San Jose is like Detroit. In Motor City, autoworkers are everywhere. In San Jose you can't walk down the block in poor, working-class neighborhoods without meeting electronics workers." The article is from 1994, so the association may be out of date.
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Writer: David Bacon
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Date: May 15 2012 4:27 PM
# 2193 Critique Analogy
Huh?
a: San jose-ca ~
b: the retarded brother of Los Angeles
What: "San Jose is like the retarded brother of Los Angeles that keeps shitting himself in public."
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Writer: Valgar
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Date: May 15 2012 4:29 PM
# 2194 Critique Analogy
San Jose As Fraternity
a: San jose-ca ~
b: a fraternity
What: "San Jose is like a fraternity-the nerdiest, most autistic fraternity you can imagine. San Jose is basically one giant testicle."
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Writer: Emerson Beyer
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 15 2012 4:29 PM
# 2195 Critique Analogy
Downtown Is Like Disneyland.....
a: San jose-ca ~
b: Main Street at Disneyland
What: "Downtown San Jose is like Main Street at Disneyland-it is so absurdly well-groomed that you almost expect to have a costumed character leap out at you. There are no four hour lines or five dollar churros,"
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Writer: Anne E.
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 15 2012 4:31 PM
# 2196 Critique Analogy
San Jose As Orange County North?
a: San jose-ca ~
b: the Orange Country of San Francisco
What: "San Jose is like the Orange Country of San Francisco." It's like a liberal version of Orange county, as far as I can see.
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Writer: The Sign Guy
LCC: GN
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Date: May 15 2012 4:35 PM
# 2197 Critique Analogy
Shy In The South Bay
a: San jose-ca ~
b: that guy in high school that kept to himself
What: "San Jose is like that guy in high school that kept to himself, but never bothered you. That's San Jose. And, just like in high school, there is always the ever-popular star, in this case, mighty San Francisco."
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Writer: James Pynn
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 15 2012 4:38 PM
# 2198 Critique Analogy
The South Bay Pinhead
a: San Jose-CA ~
b: a pin-headed giant
What: "San Jose is like a pin-headed giant." A discussion about the layout of downtown San Jose.
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Writer: Donald Pittenger
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Date: May 15 2012 4:41 PM
# 2199 Critique Analogy
Dry In San Jose
a: San Jose-CA ~
b: most of CA
What: "This is especially true for where you live; San Jose is like most of CA - without water it's actually desert."
A discussion about the need for sprinklers.
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Writer: jkom51
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Date: May 15 2012 4:43 PM
# 2200 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.