Random Analogies

The Lake Michigan Food Feast

a: Chicago ~
b: a glutton feast

What: "For those who just can't get enough of the city, Chicago is like a glutton's feast. Take your pick: world class restaurants, upscale shopping, or timeless rows of museums"

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 4 2012 8:06 PM


A Comment On City Developer Smith

a: Portland oregon ~
b: an old house with great bones

What: "Portland is like an old house with great bones, needs some fixing up, and needs a general contractor like Jefferson Smith to work hard toward bringing all the available resources and talents to making it into the sustainable model of progressive community where we are blessed to live. "

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Writer: Jonathan Poisner
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Date: May 16 2012 6:45 PM


The Ancient Time

a: The odometer ~
b: a wheel mounted on a wheelbarrow

What: "The Roman architect and engineer, Vitruvius, invented the first odometer in history. The odometer is like a wheel mounted on a wheelbarrow and when pushed along the ground by hand it automatically dropped a pebble into a container at each revolution, giving a measure of the distance it travelled. It is now essential in cars today, measuring the distance the vehicle travels."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 2 2013 1:25 PM



a: Adjective ~
b: little verbal hurdle

What: "Every unnecessary adjective is like a little verbal hurdle for your reader to jump. Would you actually have the energy to attend the event after ploughing through that congested sentence?"

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 8 2013 6:59 PM



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