Similes are a reflection of the utterers’ cultural perspective. When Steve Allen fed an elephant a bunch of grapes by placing them in its open mouth, he was asked what that felt like. His reply: “like sticking your hand into a suitcase full of wet liver”.
Charliegirl Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I think he’s frozen his mind as well as his butt.
coltish1 almost 4 years ago
So many blocks he built an igloo.
Kaputnik almost 4 years ago
What a beautiful image. I’ve got chills.
But wait. “Into a bin full of endive”. There, now it’s perfect.
tony_n_jen2003 almost 4 years ago
A two story igloo
DocRussell almost 4 years ago
They do say write what you know.
Droptma Styx almost 4 years ago
Inuit authors must do okay …
StratmanRon almost 4 years ago
Ah, the incomprehensibly bizarre mind of Kliban!
bugabaman almost 4 years ago
OOOH a split level igloo, Cool
mistercatworks almost 4 years ago
I’m all for suspension of disbelief but those aren’t even fingerless gloves. :)
PoodleGroomer almost 4 years ago
He is using failed pages to wrap fish. Several days from now, he will be reading one while preparing dinner and liking it after all.
comixbomix almost 4 years ago
Smilla’s Sense of Snow – the first draft.
Spiffy almost 4 years ago
“It was a dark and snowy night…”
wi3leong Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Like the 2 story igloo with entrances on both levels.
jpozenel almost 4 years ago
No? I thought it was perfect!
carlzr almost 4 years ago
Is this what anthropologists mean when they say Eskimos have a hundred different words for snow?
6turtle9 almost 4 years ago
Probably iceberg lettuce.
MFRXIM Premium Member almost 4 years ago
…antenna, or eagle roost?
Ray almost 4 years ago
The snow came down as softly as chicken feathers after a coyote got into the hen house.
dadoctah almost 4 years ago
Similes are a reflection of the utterers’ cultural perspective. When Steve Allen fed an elephant a bunch of grapes by placing them in its open mouth, he was asked what that felt like. His reply: “like sticking your hand into a suitcase full of wet liver”.
carlzr almost 4 years ago
Owl salad?