Mad-Libbed Analogies
 

For those familiar with Mad Libs, this should be easy as (NOUN: consumable, digestable).
But to state it simply, in order to participate here, all you need to do is supply a familiar (or entirely unique, if you would prefer) , analogy phrasing, and leave blank/supplant the one word in the phrase to which the analogy can be completed by a fellow, following member.

One can continue playing this by either quoting a previous analogy posted, or creating a new one of their own. You can even complete your own analogies, just to have fun with it.

The best example, I always say, comes from the setting of the OP, so with that, we'll roll on with creatively-completable analogies...

"I like my coffee the way I like my comedy: (adjective: one-word)."

beneficial.

Brakes are best applied (_).

earllier...

please don't yell when i ...

crash.

He who laughs last ...

enables.

I didn't mean to queer your game, but (noun)'s like a box of rocks.

"How quickly we are to forget, as would a bear if (descriptive phrase: upwards of four words)."

e.g. Spoiler: awoken by an earthquake.

Silly (active adverbial).

I'm missing something in this game, as if it were (adverb)


I'm not sure if an adverb will fit there, but I like adverbs. Otherwise, I am just barely grasping at the hair-ends of this thread but I'll keep an eye out.

unattainably? (understood)

dry

head

haha...another one?

I went for a stroll in the park one day, but later came home like a (descriptive phrasing), huffing and puffing, vowing to never go back to that particular park again.

Cool. I just now have come across a web service that uses my idea (at the time, thought it was seemingly-innovative) of blanking out the second analogy, leaving the participant an opportunity to guess.

Quia - Vocab/Word Knowledge: AWESOME ANALOGIES! (and it plays similar to Jeopardy!)

(quick note: I believe these "mad-libbed analogies" of mine are fairly often used in IQ tests, behavorial analysis studies, and in certain private/gov't psychological testing endeavors).

i.e.

That's funny. I just took another psych test where that was type of question was used.

What's funnier: I thought I had already replied to your response weeks ago (actually, this is now very sad, given my penchant to forgetfulness).

(I swear I responded.)

Moving beside the blunt metaphorical object of allegory that in no way resembles a relevant point, I guess I can offer (/ proffer) some more to this aim.

Not quite the "game" / fun intellectual test I'm trying to develop here, but this is another version of the practice, as put forth by Sadlier-Oxford (Institute for Learning).

Sudent Activity Center - Analogies

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My mind is about as sharp as (____).

My memory is about as quick as a (animal).

Nice little test, once I figured out what to do... :surprised:

My mind is about as sharp as butter knife.

weasel...

not exactly in quickness, but how it is treading.

... and how it can sometimes pop up / down in spurts, unexpectedly.

That's actually quite an awesome analogy, once you get into the pondering of how it relates. Thanks for playing, bagatelle.

I need to remember that one. :surprised: