Random Analogies

What: "In the Victorian novel, the killer poisons the victim little by little, so the victim gets sicker and sicker. The doctor is perplexed and goes away, and the patient dies, apparently of natural causes. In chemotherapy, the doctor poisons the victim little by little so the victim gets sicker and sicker. The killer (cancer) is perplexed and goes away, the patient lives, hopefully for his or her natural lifetime." There is a discussion of this in the link....

Writer: Jerry Okungu

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Date: Apr 13 2013 4:40 PM

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"Buehner elaborated on the analogy, calling homosexuality a "nasty flesh eating virus" that is spreading "all over the body" and lamenting that political and religious leaders who support gay rights are like "shepherds leading the sheep to death."

Writer: Dave Buehner

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Date: May 9 2014 7:09 PM

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"I won't lie, looking at pictures made me miss my friends. And warm summer days. And it made me crave for a big bouquet of happy yellow flowers like the one I made that day out of the flowers I found in my mother's garden. That yellow, it is quite magical, don't you think? It's like a big bowl of concentrated happiness. Yellow is like the best friend that shows up at your doorstep with a big smile - and it will make your day every time, no matter what."

Writer: Not Stated

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Date: Jul 7 2014 4:54 PM

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"The egg pattern is like a fingerprint," Lyon said. "It turns out that in most cases, the parasitism is done by females who have their own nests, and often it's the next-door neighbor, so by comparing the eggs in nearby nests we can tell who's doing it."

Writer: Bruce Lyon

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Date: Oct 7 2014 10:29 AM