Random Analogies
Mortgage Backed Securities
a: Mortgage backed securities ~
b: lasagna with several layers of human feces
What: "2000 layer lasagna with several layers of human feces"
I believe good loans are packaged with some small fraction of bad loans. The fraction of bad loans are based on the historical averages of loan defaults. What
the "inventors" of this financial product didn't consider is that there may be a time when the rate of foreclosures goes to an all time high.
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Writer: Steven Colbert
LCC: H
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Sep 27 2009 7:54 AM
# 79 Critique Analogy
a: Copyright ~
b: owning a building
What: "By way of analogy, owning a copyright is like owning a building. If someone wants to live in the building, the person must own the building, or the person lease some or all of the space in the building from the owner."
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Writer: Gregg R. Zegarelli,
LCC: KF
Where:
Date: Apr 26 2012 3:43 PM
# 1930 Critique Analogy
Plane Is As Plane Does
a: Oatmeal ~
b: tofu
What: "Oatmeal (we call it porridge) or granola are my go-to breakfasts. Oatmeal is like tofu: It may seem ordinary on its own but there's so much you can do to dress it up."
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Writer: sarah henry
LCC:
Where:
Date: Dec 20 2012 10:20 AM
# 2614 Critique Analogy
a: Metamorphic rocks ~
b: a granola bar
What:
"Metamorphic rocks are like a granola bar that has been stepped on. The layers are squished but they are compressed into an organized pattern."
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Writer: Pat Hensley
LCC:
Where:
Date: Dec 9 2014 2:56 PM
# 6693 Critique Analogy
