[Magdalen] Analogies

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just
before he throws up.

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The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe, and extended one slender leg
behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.

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He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical duck either, but a real duck
which was actually lame.  Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 1:52 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole thing had an eerie,
> surreal quality about it, like when you're on vacation in another city, and
> Jeopardy comes on at 7:00 PM instead of 7:30.
>
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>
> John and Mary had never met.  They were like two hummingbirds who also had
> never met.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 2:36 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had had its sides gently
>> pushed in by a thigh-master.
>>
>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
>> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 2:34 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> High schoolers learning to use analogies:
>>>
>>> Her eyes were like two brown circles with big black dots in the middle.
>>>
>>> He was as tall as a 6' 3" tree.
>>>
>>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
>>> preserved, except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>>>
>>> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 10:54 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The lamp just sat there like an inanimate object.
>>>>
>>>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>>>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
>>>> preserved, except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>