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#2 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 17:05 pm Similes |
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Hi Ralf
An expression I'm quite fond of is "finer than frog hair". My fiance (who hailed from Oklahoma) used to use that one all the time -- instead of just saying "wonderful" or "great". . |
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#3 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 17:16 pm Similes |
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Now it seems (watching TV interviews of Hollywood folks) that the new buzzword is "amazing".
"How was the sandwich at Monkey Stewart's, Angelina?"
"Oh, like, it was just really amazing!" _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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#4 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 19:08 pm Similes |
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| Yankee wrote: |
Hi Ralf
An expression I'm quite fond of is "finer than frog hair". My fiance (who hailed from Oklahoma) used to use that one all the time -- instead of just saying "wonderful" or "great". . |
Or more rebellious than a frog's wanton curls
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#5 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 19:11 pm Similes |
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| prezbucky wrote: |
Now it seems (watching TV interviews of Hollywood folks) that the new buzzword is "amazing".
"How was the sandwich at Monkey Stewart's, Angelina?"
"Oh, like, it was just really amazing!" |
But where's the simile? Was it as amazing as angel's beads of perspiration?  _________________ Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL Preparation & TOEFL Vocabulary Learn more: How to Become an English Teacher |
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#6 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 19:18 pm Similes |
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no, probably more like:
"That sandwich was as amazing as a nuclear detonation as seen from the moon."
hehe _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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#7 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 20:00 pm Similes |
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It's as easy as falling off a log  |
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#9 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 21:24 pm Similes |
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. I've also heard "as phony as a three-dollar bill" -- and I guess that simile is in use pretty much everywhere in the US.
And there are a variety of ways that people finish this sentence: "That's about as subtle as (a) ___________ ." (Of course, the usual ending of that sentence is something that is anything but subtle.) Maybe we could have some fun thinking up endings for that one.  |
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#10 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 21:53 pm Similes |
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Down here it's "as queer as a three-dollar bill"
no offense intended -- that's just how folks say it here... though I think here they're using "queer" to mean "phony", more or less. _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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#11 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 21:53 pm Similes |
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| Amy wrote: |
| Maybe we could have some fun thinking up endings for that one. |
Here's my go at it:
That's about as subtle as an elephant. 
What would be yours? |
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#12 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 21:56 pm Similes |
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| prezbucky wrote: |
| though I think here they're using "queer" to mean "phony", more or less. |
Wow, though when I hear "queer", I start thinking about something else. Hehe  |
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#13 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 21:58 pm Similes |
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yah, that's why I added the disclaimer _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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#15 (permalink) Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:46 am Similes |
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This is one of the more "interesting" variations I've heard: "That's about as subtle as a fart in a flower shop."
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lol, that's a good one!
I googled as subtle as and found a few interesting ones.
As he tried to make a move on her, he was as subtle as Punch giving the funeral oration for Ghandi.
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