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#1
09-20-03, 12:59 PM
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Similes and Metaphors
Had a creative bug bite me last night and thought I'd throw it out to y'all....
A simile (not SMILE) is a comparison between dissimilar ideas,concepts, objects, situations, etc. using "as," "like," or "than." Ex. This argument is louder than a cat fight! A metaphor is a comparison between dissimilar ideas,concepts, objects, situations, etc. NOT using "as," "like," or "than." Ex. The clouds were puffy and delightful marshmallows in the sky. How about some ADD similes and metaphors? Perhaps you've used some to explain ADD or an ADD trait of yours to someone who "doesn't get it" by using these little language tools. Ex. ADD humor can seem as obtuse as a rectangle. You're thinking, "There are no obtuse angles in a rectangle!" That's exactly my point! Our minds can access relationships between and perspectives on subjects or situations (whatever) that are often way outside the box drawn on a non-ADDer's page (brain) of thoughts. That box is only 2-D; our minds are like 3-D. We have many dimensions existing inside of us. Ex. This ADD trait in me is an imp that shows up at the most inappropriate times. W-a-a-a-y out there, I know. 
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#2
09-20-03, 07:52 PM
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Not sure if this meets the simile rule...but I describe my ADD thinking skills as like having 20 digit calculator but with someone forgetting to put the M+(memory) button on when they built it.
Sleepz (I'm still tired...I'll do better later)
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#4
09-21-03, 09:44 AM
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I've always told people I have a one track mind, but it's derailed.
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09-21-03, 10:14 AM
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When they were giving out brains; I thought they said trains...and I missed mine.
Sleepz
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#6
09-21-03, 12:59 PM
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Well let's see....similes....
1. ADD is like forgetting everything and forgetting nothing... AND AT THE SAME TIME.....it's like remembering everything and remembering nothing.... 2. ADD is like making a plane reservation 6 months before the day of a flight.... and then when that day finally arrives, you start packing just a few hours before the flight, and leave for the airport only one hour before the flight is scheduled to leave....... and what's more you're on your way to a Dr. Amen ADD conference
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Joan "If you change the way you look at things -- the things you look at change" Dr. Wayne Dyer (The Power of Intention)
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#8
09-21-03, 09:41 PM
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People stay awake through sermons?!?!?!?
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#9
09-21-03, 11:02 PM
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Nice one, Swede!
Concentrating with ADD is like driving a Lamborghini with a flat.
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"Is is tomorrow yet?" - my 3-year-old "Focus on remedies, not faults." - Jack Nicklaus
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#10
09-21-03, 11:11 PM
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09-22-03, 05:56 PM
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My engine is at full speed, but I can't ever seem to get out of neutral.
Sleepz
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#12
09-22-03, 06:07 PM
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Quote:
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Joan "If you change the way you look at things -- the things you look at change" Dr. Wayne Dyer (The Power of Intention)
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#13
09-23-03, 04:05 AM
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Joan..I'm completely lost as to what that could possibly mean??..lol
Sleepz
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09-23-03, 11:33 AM
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Okay Sleepz, for this one I'll have to PM and explain....stay tuned...lol....
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Joan "If you change the way you look at things -- the things you look at change" Dr. Wayne Dyer (The Power of Intention)
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