Random Analogies

What: "Once upon a time, the intellectual conservatives in this country cherished their dissidents, encouraged argument, embraced the quirky, valued the eccentric and mocked the lock-step ideological left. Now they are what they once mocked. And they have the ideological discipline of the old left."

Writer: Andrew Sulllivan

LCC: J

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Date: Mar 28 2010 6:32 AM

What: Yes indeed. The animation styles are similar: simple, flat and colorful. Both cartoons have 4 major characters. Peanuts has Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and Snoopy. South Park has Eric,Lyle, Kenny and Stan. Both use an entity with a muffled voice that only the characters can understand. The parents voices are muffled in Peanuts and Kenny's voice is muffled in South Park. The big difference is meanness of Eric Cartman and the frequent poo-poo references.

Writer: mattyflynn

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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated

Date: Aug 10 2010 7:20 AM

What: "A dirty air filter is like breathing with a bad cold. Your car will still get the air required, it just has to work harder to do it."

Writer: Not Stated

LCC: TL

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Date: Sep 30 2013 8:07 PM

What:

"For instance, the International Space Station is arguably the most complex machine ever built by man, coming in with a cost around $150 billion. But Type 1 Diabetes is one of the most complex diseases to understand, with no concrete reasons for diagnosis and no ultimate "cure" (yet). The disease is estimated to cost approximately $245 billion per year to diagnose, treat and maintain. And both systems require combinations of micro and macro corrections, check-ins, and software updates to maintain successfully. "

Writer: Nerdy April

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Date: Mar 7 2014 4:26 PM