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Steve Jobs

a: Steve jobs ~
b: Colonel Sanders

What: " I swear that Steve Jobs is like Colonel Sanders. They both put something in their products that makes you keep craving it daily. I love fried chicken and i love my iphone....Sigh!"

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Writer: krazyivan75
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Date: Aug 24 2011 8:21 PM


The Palo Alto Pressure Cooker

a: high school in Palo Alto ~
b: living in a pressure cooker

What: "Being in high school today is stressful; being in high school in Palo Alto is like living in a pressure cooker. Kids here can't have any fun; the risk of being "suspended" and what that means to your college application is daunting. What happened to school dances, or the neighborhood game of softball? Those were places that you could count on learning a few things.

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Writer: Mary H
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Date: Sep 15 2011 10:42 AM


Chicago As Small City

a: Chicago ~
b: Hoboken

What: "Chicago is like Hoboken. Everyone there claims that it is better than New York, and "liveable" and "upscale" and all these great adjectives, but no one is listening, because they are in Hoboken."

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Writer: nyc10022
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Date: May 4 2012 7:42 PM



a: breathing ~
b: steering wheel

What:

"For him, breathing is like the steering wheel of a car."


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Writer: Paul Harvey
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Date: Jul 22 2015 4:32 PM



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