Random Analogies

Economics

a: Monetary policy ~
b: Hail Mary Pass

What: "The Federal Reserve is now faced with a challenge that is akin to threading a needle by throwing a spool of thread across a football field. It is attempting to keep loose money and quantitative easing policies in place long enough not to stymie the nascent recovery while pulling them back in time to avoid massive inflation. It's a Hail Mary pass with an impossibly small target while facing a blitz."

Useful?
Writer: John Carney
LCC: H
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 7 2009 5:48 AM


Bald Justin Bieber=gene Simmons Without Tongue.

a: Bald justin bieber ~
b: Gene Simmons without his tongue

What: "That trademark side swoop goes oh so perfectly with his high top sneakers and cool guy sunglasses. A bald Justin Bieber is like Gene Simmons without his tongue. Or Mick Jagger without those lips."

Useful?
Writer: Michele Zipp
LCC:
Where:
Date: Sep 29 2011 12:16 PM


Drug Delivery Through The Nails

a: Keratin ~
b: lattice

What: "Keratin is like a lattice and, historically, as we've delivered antifungal molecules through the nail, some have high binding affinity for keratin."

Useful?
Writer: Ron Leuty
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 25 2013 7:08 PM



a: He my brother she my sister ~
b: time warp to the golden present

What:

A band with a good introduction.
"He's My Brother She's My Sister is like a time warp to the golden present, wrapping nostalgia around the here and now with throwback flair and good taste."


Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Mar 8 2014 6:06 PM



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