A bad analogy is like a pinecone on an elevator.

[alphafemale]

Wow. There's been some head shakers in the past couple a'days.

:rofl:

[Richardo]

1. !!

:applause: :rofl:

[ZombieHorde]

2. All analogies eventualy breakdown when examined.

The purpose of an analogy is to examine a situation differently. So even bad analogies are useful for understanding your "opponent's" train of thought.

If you are feeling energetic, you can create a "path" from your "opponent's" perspective to your own perspective.

[kentuck]

3. That makes about as much sense as a hoot owl in a windstorm...

:-)

[alphafemale]

4. that was a fart in a whirlwind.

:hide:

[kentuck]

5. That's slicker than snot on a doorknob.

:-)

[intaglio]

9. I like "As useless as a wet fart in a thunderstorm" n/t

[ZombieHorde]

8. I laughed. nt

[Populist_Prole]

6. Cons use lots of bad analogies to push their views on me

They overdo it and end up coming accross as patronizing and condescending; as if they need to present things in a dumbed down emotional level because I'm too stupid to see their genius. Often I'll play along like I'm not aware I'm being "played" and respond in an off-the-wall manner just to mess with their heads.

[blondeatlast]

7. Lots of comparing apples to airplanes? Yeah, I've noticed

(and I just used that one in another thread!)

[kristopher]

10. Tropes for $200 Alex

a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

What's a simile?