Random Analogies

What: "Well, at Midas, what we've said for many years is that gold has these two attributes: the currency attribute and the commodity attribute. We compare it to that old advertisement of whether Certs is a breath mint or a candy mint.".... "So as long as it trades as a breath mint - that is, as a currency - then you'll see it being influenced by these aspects of US monetary fiscal policy. Ultimately, we think the breath-mint aspect of gold, as an alternative currency, will carry the day, because the money flows are that much bigger."

Writer: Tom Winmill

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Date: Aug 8 2011 1:08 PM

What: "From experience, I know that cable reception from Comcast is like receiving TV from an antique transmitter in Communist China. After years with a satellite dish, we briefly went back to cable but were so disgusted with the picture quality (even using Comcast's most sophisticated digital and HDTV boxes) that we invested in another dish."

Writer: Rich Turner

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Date: Apr 15 2012 11:09 PM

What: "If a tight junction is like a zipper, a desmosome(DEZmo-some) is more like the snap on a pair of jeans, a patch that holds cells together and enables a tissue to resist mechanical stress, but does not totally encircle a cell." p 179 of the linked pdf file, which is a bit long.

Writer: Not Stated

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Date: May 14 2013 6:18 PM

What: "The autonomic nervous system is like the cruise control of your brain - it handles all of the automatic functions that your body must do minute to minute, hour to hour without conscious thought. It is absolutely amazing to consider how much our bodies process and maintain without any conscious input from us."

Writer: Bethany

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Date: Oct 23 2013 9:37 PM