Random Analogies

What: "The soon to be former governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, is like one of those souffles my mother sometimes made. The recipe warned against premature removal from the oven because the dish would collapse."

Writer: Cal Thomas

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Date: Aug 20 2011 2:24 PM

What: "the US tax code is like quantum mechanics, you never really understand it, you just sort of get used to it"

Writer: mi

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Date: Apr 15 2012 11:49 PM

What: "When the definite article is used it means a specific truck or man. In these instances it refers to faith. These passages indicate that there is ONLY one faith that God has given us. The definite article is like a finger pointing to the object. The definite article is used in a variety of ways. 'the truck' refers to a particular truck. 'This truck' refers to a truck that is related in proximity to the speaker. The proximity is of that of space, time or possession. 'That truck' is a specific truck which is removed from the speaker in its relation to space, time, possession, etc."

Writer: Kismet

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Date: Oct 8 2013 8:04 PM

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"Three-fourths of our bodies is water. The human body is like a water bag. Do we the debtors gratefully thank water? How thirsty does one become en route when one rides a bicycle along a mountain ridge on a hot summer day. There are usually orchards there along a mountain ridge. just think how pleasant the taste of a cup of water being offered would be. It is worth millions of dollars. After drinking such water one might thank the one who provided the water but hardly anyone thanks water. Does anyone say "Thank you, Mr. water?' No, they don't do it."

Writer: Rev. Sun Myung Moon

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Date: Apr 30 2014 5:26 PM