Coin a phrase...

Do you love playing with language? Join me in creating new phrases, metaphors, words, similes, slogans, etc. Periodically, I'll post a tired old phrase and you send me a fresh, new phrase that has the 'same' meaning. Or, I'll send you a description that begs for a new word and you send me a possible new word. Who knows? Maybe your new phrase or word will catch on. Maybe the phrase you coin will bring you fame and coin!

Name:
Location: central Massachusetts

I have been a elementary school teacher and a computer programmer. Now I am a doctoral student in cognitive science studying the brainwaves of the 'aha' moment and how two concepts combine to make a new concept. Experiencing the 'aha' moment gives me a sense of wonder and awe. As long as I can remember I have always been trying to feel that wonder and awe so I constantly try to think 'outside the box' and see 'more than is there.' My puzzles and stories reflect this.

Monday, February 28, 2005

Life is like...

As Forrest Gump's mama says, "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

Create a grand metaphor about life (a box of chocolates). Then pick some aspect of life (the surprises in life) and speak this in terms of your metaphor.

Examples:
Life is like a baseball game.
Sometimes you strike out (the failures).
Sometimes you hit a home run (the successes).

Life is like the weather in New England.
One moment it's nice (the good times)
The next moment you're under a foot of snow (the bad times)

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Life is like a piano.
Sometimes it makes beautiful music. (good times)
Sometimes it is out of tune. (bad times)

8:48 AM  

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