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    From the page: "WINNERS OF "THE WORST ANALOGIES EVER WRITTEN IN A HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY" CONTEST" Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at... more

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  • Rated by Aggieloyal on Mar 07 2009, 9:57am

    Bad?.... I don't know about that. Certainly enjoyable though. I think a bad analogy would not get the point across at all. Unlike these.
  • Rated by mikem-uc2 on Apr 14 2008, 2:47pm

    Yes, not from high school essays. In fact, I think that "He's as tall as a six foot tree" analogy is one of Douglas Adams'. At any rate, many of these analogies are perfectly fine. Vivid, understandable, funny. Like the underpants one. Awesome analogy.
  • Rated by bigjanproduction on Feb 20 2008, 8:08am

    "The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't." (Russell Beland, Springfield) This is NOT a bad analogy!!!!
  • Rated by jbaby32147 on Feb 08 2008, 1:32am

    From the page: "She caught your eye like one of those pointy hook latches that used to dangle from screen doors and would fly up whenever you banged the door open again. (Rich Murphy, Fairfax Station)"
  • Rated by Schitso on Feb 07 2008, 1:25pm

    They sound good to me!
  • Reviewed by dffd on Jan 27 2008, 5:45pm

    yes yes we all like Douglas Adams From the page: "The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't. (Russell Beland, Springfield)"
  • Rated by Britkev1 on Jan 27 2008, 12:25pm

    Complete Genius.