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mac56

(17,566 posts) Thu Apr 16, 2020, 02:30 PM Apr 2020

An appropriate analogy

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An appropriate analogy (Original Post) mac56 Apr 2020 OP

Powerful, great phrasing. If you want to make the point in person you can rephrase it Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #1

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Apr 2020 #2

Kick & R defacto7 Apr 2020 #3

Kick....n/t Upthevibe Apr 2020 #4

PERFECT !!! lamp_shade Apr 2020 #5

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,988 posts)

1. Powerful, great phrasing. If you want to make the point in person you can rephrase it

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2020, 02:41 PM

Apr 2020

If someone says "The curve is flat; we need to open up the country and economy NOW!", then you can say "You are the kind of person who takes their parachute off once it has inflated."

Thanks for posting.