Random Analogies
Whole Foods Shopping
a: Whole foods ~
b: Shopping at an Art Museum
What: I'm too frugal (cheap) to shop at Whole Foods, but my friend likes to buy the skin cream there. So we used to go there and walk around looking for beauty products. (She's French and a bit of
a narcissists). Walking around in there I got the impression that
the packaging was similar to the items at museum gift shops; very
well thought,very expensive and great packaging.
Useful?
Writer: LucretiaGermanica
LCC: HB
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Jul 20 2010 8:32 AM
# 521 Critique Analogy
Taming Afghanistan
a: Taming afghanistan ~
b: the soloman islands conquering the USA
What: "the task of taming afghanistan is like the soloman islands invading and conquering the USA it will not happen ... if the might of the British empire and the USSR couldnt beat the afghans what possible hope do we have now? its a fools erand and we should cut our losses, nothing good will ever come out of this."
Useful?
Writer: cl_steele
LCC: D
Where:
Date: Mar 12 2012 6:46 PM
# 1748 Critique Analogy
This Or That But Not Both When 2 Occurs
a: Allele ~
b: two page instruction book
What: "First of all, genes are in chromosomes. A gene is like a one page instruction book telling your body what color you might have etc. But an allele is like a two page instruction book telling your body that your hair color could be brown (or any other color) or black(or any other color). Alleles are the different forms of the same gene."
Useful?
Writer: Dave
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Apr 30 2013 12:35 PM
# 2804 Critique Analogy
a: Communicating via IP ~
b: sending a long letter
What:
"Communicating via IP is like sending a long letter as a large number of small postcards, each finding its own (often different) way to the receiver."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 16 2014 6:59 PM
# 6527 Critique Analogy
