# Analogies: the game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 8, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272 "2008-06-08T22:36:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/41 "2008-06-11T16:16:17Z")

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[QUOTE=pravnik]  
Slower and more somber than a low-rider hearse. 😃

Tastier than…  
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A BB King solo.

Grosser than…

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**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/42 "2008-06-11T16:18:59Z")

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…A Kathy Bates _Playboy_ spread.

Smart as a …

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/43 "2008-06-11T16:24:28Z")

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whip with an Oberlin degree.

Dumber than a…

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/44 "2008-06-11T16:27:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
whip with an Oberlin degree.

Dumber than a…  
[/QUOTE]

Mute with a lobotomy.

Queazier than a…

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/45 "2008-06-11T16:30:32Z")

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> [@tdn](#):
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> Queazier than a…

… a bubblehead on the surface during a Force Five hurricane.  
More alienated than…

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/46 "2008-06-11T16:37:22Z")

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…a Martian stepchild.

Faster than…

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/47 "2008-06-11T16:37:50Z")

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an Iraqi soldier fleeing a firefight.

More aggressive than…

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**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/48 "2008-06-11T17:50:42Z")

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…a hungry crocodile during a wildebeest crossing.

Madder than…  
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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/49 "2008-06-11T18:56:01Z")

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[QUOTE=Wargamer]  
…a hungry crocodile during a wildebeest crossing.

Madder than…  
[/QUOTE]

a Hatter.

Hungrier than…

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/50 "2008-06-11T18:58:03Z")

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[QUOTE=tdn]  
a Hatter.

Hungrier than…  
[/QUOTE]

a Humongous Hippo.

Swifter than …

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**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/51 "2008-06-11T19:03:42Z")

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a poor man with his ex-wife and her lawyer after him.

Smarter than…

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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/52 "2008-06-11T19:04:30Z")

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Oops. Should have previewed:

[QUOTE=Silver Tyger Girl]  
a poor man with his ex-wife and her lawyer after him.

Smarter than…  
[/QUOTE]

A Chinese Mensa club.

Redder than…

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**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/53 "2008-06-11T19:14:19Z")

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…the neck of a Klansman’s daughter.

Milder than…

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/54 "2008-06-11T19:14:39Z")

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[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic]  
Oops. Should have previewed:

A Chinese Mensa club.

Redder than…  
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An embarassed Erik the Red in a blender on Mars.

More fun than…

ETA: D’oh!

Milder than a catatonic koala on Prozac.

More fun than…

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/55 "2008-06-11T19:57:02Z")

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[QUOTE=What Exit?]  
Swifter than …  
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John Kerry’s boat.

More partisan than …

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/56 "2008-06-11T19:58:40Z")

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[QUOTE=twickster]  
John Kerry’s boat.

More partisan than …  
[/QUOTE]

…Rush Limburger\*

Meaner than …

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/57 "2008-06-11T20:01:19Z")

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a Doper deprived of her “Charter Member” designation.

More ridiculous than…

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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/58 "2008-06-11T20:04:42Z")

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[QUOTE=What Exit?]  
a Humongous Hippo.

Swifter than …  
[/QUOTE]

The roadrunner chased by Wile E. Cyote.  
Sillier than…

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/59 "2008-06-11T20:07:00Z")

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[QUOTE=IvoryTowerDenizen]  
The roadrunner chased by Wile E. Cyote.  
Sillier than…  
[/QUOTE]

Silly String.

Once again,

More fun than…

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-the-game/452272/60 "2008-06-11T20:08:44Z")

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[QUOTE=tdn]  
Once again,

More fun than…  
[/QUOTE]

… _two_ barrels of monkeys.

Pinker than…

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