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Old 07-16-2010, 02:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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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)."
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Old 07-16-2010, 02:30 PM   #2 (permalink)
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beneficial.

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Old 07-16-2010, 05:39 PM   #3 (permalink)
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earllier...

please don't yell when i ...
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Old 07-16-2010, 07:56 PM   #4 (permalink)
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crash.

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Old 07-17-2010, 06:19 PM   #5 (permalink)
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enables.

I didn't mean to queer your game, but (noun)'s like a box of rocks.
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Old 07-19-2010, 03:11 PM   #6 (permalink)
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"How quickly we are to forget, as would a bear if (descriptive phrase: upwards of four words)."

e.g. Spoiler: awoken by an earthquake.
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Old 07-19-2010, 05:15 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Silly (active adverbial).
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Old 07-19-2010, 06:13 PM   #8 (permalink)
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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.
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Old 07-19-2010, 07:19 PM   #9 (permalink)
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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)

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"I like my coffee the way I like my comedy: (adjective: one-word)."
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I didn't mean to queer your game, but (noun)'s like a box of rocks.
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Old 07-20-2010, 12:50 AM   #10 (permalink)
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haha...another one?
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Old 07-20-2010, 06:38 PM   #11 (permalink)
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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.
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Old 07-28-2010, 07:34 PM   #12 (permalink)
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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.
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Dark is to LIGHT as laugh is to _______.
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Old 07-28-2010, 07:49 PM   #13 (permalink)
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(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).
That's funny. I just took another psych test where that was type of question was used.
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Old 08-18-2010, 10:25 PM   #14 (permalink)
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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 (____).
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Old 12-28-2010, 05:17 AM   #15 (permalink)
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My memory is about as quick as a (animal).
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Old 12-28-2010, 06:06 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Sudent Activity Center - Analogies

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My mind is about as sharp as (____).
Nice little test, once I figured out what to do...

My mind is about as sharp as butter knife.

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

not exactly in quickness, but how it is treading.
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Old 12-28-2010, 06:26 AM   #17 (permalink)
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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.
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