Need Clever New Similes
I am conducting an experiment that measures brain waves (EEG) as people hear clever and trivial similes. It is easy to create trivial similes ("happy as bee on a flower"). It is difficult to create clever ones ("happy as a snail with a motor").
Please send in new similes for any adjective you want ("exciting", "complicated", "silly", etc.). I might just use them in my brain wave experiment that tries to pinpoint how the brain responds to something clever (a mini 'aha' moment) as opposed to something obvious. (This experiment is being conducted at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.)
Similes can be in different forms. Maybe you have another form that is your favorite. Here are two:
"as happy as a mosquito at a bloodbank"
"as difficult as herding cats"
Please send in new similes for any adjective you want ("exciting", "complicated", "silly", etc.). I might just use them in my brain wave experiment that tries to pinpoint how the brain responds to something clever (a mini 'aha' moment) as opposed to something obvious. (This experiment is being conducted at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.)
Similes can be in different forms. Maybe you have another form that is your favorite. Here are two:
"as happy as a mosquito at a bloodbank"
"as difficult as herding cats"
posted by A.J. McCaffrey | 7:05 PM
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