# Life as a \_\_\_\_\_\_ **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 14, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-as-a-______/303797 "2005-05-14T03:48:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-as-a-______/303797/21 "2005-05-15T03:09:24Z")
“Life is a s\*\*t sandwich, the more bread you got the better it tastes” Unclviny ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-as-a-______/303797/22 "2005-05-15T06:42:50Z")
Life is the deadliest of the sexually transmitted diseases. OK, I’m just being flip; I came up with that a while back and I’ve been waiting for a chance to use it. But seriously, folks… A couple of serviceable (if simplistic) metaphors have stuck with me over the years. The first one comes from the father of a friend of mine, who, my friend’s mom says, once suddenly sat bolt upright in bed in the middle of the night and declared, “ **Life is a sieve**.” This struck me as weird, dream-induced nonsense when I first heard it, but it’s gotten more and more relevant over the years. The other is by Charles Baudelaire. Actually it’s from a little book of quotes someone gave me, and the book says it’s by Baudelaire; I haven’t read the original. As quoted: > [@](#): > > Life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed by the desire of changing his bed. One would prefer to suffer near the fire, and another is certain he would get well if he were by the window. Not exactly cheerful, but both have proved long-lasting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-as-a-______/303797.md?page=1)