Random Analogies
Religion
a: How people see god ~
b: How Oysters see the sun through water
What: From Moby Dick;
"Yes, there is death in this business of whaling - a speechlessly quick chaotic bundling of a man into Eternity. But what then? Methinks we have hugely mistaken this matter of Life and Death. Methinks that what they call my shadow here on earth is my true substance. Methinks that in looking at things spiritual, we are too much like oysters observing the sun through the water, and thinking that thick water the thinnest of air."
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Writer: Herman Melville
LCC: BL
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Date: Oct 24 2009 5:44 AM
# 144 Critique Analogy
Micro revival
a: The microwave ~
b: a mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for apple fritters
What: "The microwave is like a mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (I actually spelled that right on the first try. I rule) for apple fritters and croissants. Of course if you eat too many apple fritters and croissants, you might need mouth-to-mouth resuscitation yourself."
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Writer: Justin
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Date: Jan 28 2011 3:15 AM
# 790 Critique Analogy
Congress As Mexican Army
a: Congress ~
b: a Mexican Army
What: "The Party in Congress is like a Mexican army; everyone in it takes care of himself. When the enemy appears he may fight,run or parley as he thinks best. This is the kind of army that can be overwhelmed by a boy beating a dishpan."
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Writer: E. E. Shattschneider
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Date: Jan 18 2012 12:21 PM
# 1603 Critique Analogy
The Snake Pit De Females?
a: Finding a good women ~
b: plunging your hand into a barrel of poisonous snakes
What: "Choosing the right partner isn't easy: we tend to be swayed by superficialities and what other people think. There's an arabic proverb: "finding a good woman is like plunging your hand into a barrel of poisonous snakes, in the hope of that you will succeeding in pulling out one of the few non-poisonous snakes therein."
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Writer: SpokenVerse
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Date: Apr 30 2012 3:52 PM
# 1943 Critique Analogy
