Random Analogies

Wine Flavor

a: Acid in wine ~
b: a push-up bra

What: "when she tells you that the effect of acid in wine is like that of a push-up bra--it lifts and separates--you know what she's talking about, laugh out loud, and want to hear more."

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Writer: Leslie Sbrocco
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Date: Oct 28 2010 12:42 AM



a: trim your labia ~
b: drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa

What:

"To trim your labia is like drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa. Every vagina is like a snowflake, they are all unique and beautiful."


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Writer: bigchalky
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Date: Jan 24 2014 9:02 PM



a: Corpus Callosum ~
b: a brain bridge

What:

"In your brain this is where a dense band of nerve fibers are located called the Corpus Callosum. The Corpus Callosum is like a brain bridge. It allows messages to travel back and forth between the right and the left sides. This helps the left and right sides of the brain to work together."


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Writer: Allen Stanton
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Date: Dec 3 2014 3:32 PM



a: Bowman capsule ~
b: baseball glove

What:

"The bowman's capsule is like a baseball glove and the glomerulus is like the baseball."


A good discussion is on this page.


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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Dec 25 2014 11:07 AM



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