[Magdalen] Analogies

[Marion Thompson]

Gosh, these are terrific!

Marion, a pilgrim  who loves such use of language,


On 5/3/2017 12:00 PM, Kate Conant wrote:
> Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you
> get the warm feeling that it brings.-
> http://www.coolfunnyquotes.com/author/anonymous/friendship-is-like/
>
> "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
> humbly with your God?"
> Micah 6:8
>
> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 4:25 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just
>> before he throws up.
>>
>> -----------------------------------
>>
>> The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe, and extended one slender leg
>> behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.
>>
>> -----------------------------------
>>
>> 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.
>>>
>>> ======================================================
>>>
>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>