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That phrase reminded me of one of the most descriptive sentences in the Hitch-Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy, one that has always been a favourite of mine: "The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't."
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Jackie 07/29/00 01:33 AM Re: Similes
lusy 07/30/00 12:20 PM Jackie 07/30/00 04:53 PM Avy 07/31/00 08:02 AM Jackie 07/31/00 11:08 AM paulb 07/31/00 12:00 PM Jazzoctopus 07/31/00 10:14 PM Bridget 08/13/00 10:31 AM Jackie 08/13/00 11:42 AM TEd Remington 08/13/00 01:31 PM Jackie 08/14/00 05:21 AM Jazzoctopus 08/14/00 08:54 PM tsuwm 08/14/00 09:05 PM RhubarbCommando 10/17/00 11:35 AM wsieber 08/15/00 06:08 AM tsuwm 08/15/00 01:26 PM TEd Remington 08/15/00 04:43 PM tsuwm 08/15/00 05:42 PM Avy 08/16/00 09:13 AM Bridget 08/16/00 09:49 AM Bridget 08/16/00 09:47 AM jmh 08/17/00 07:46 AM william 08/17/00 01:53 PM Camby 09/06/00 09:32 AM paulb 09/12/00 10:52 AM Bridget 09/13/00 09:37 AM jmh 09/14/00 07:08 AM Jazzoctopus 09/14/00 09:27 PM Bridget 09/17/00 06:12 AM wsieber 09/18/00 05:19 AM Jackie 09/18/00 03:16 PM Jazzoctopus 09/18/00 09:24 PM Re: Similes
Max Quordlepleen 09/18/00 09:40 PM maverick 09/20/00 08:06 AM Jackie 09/20/00 03:33 PM RhubarbCommando 09/21/00 02:01 PM paulb 09/22/00 10:31 AM Jackie 09/19/00 03:51 AM wsieber 09/19/00 06:46 AM wsieber 09/20/00 08:27 AM Bridget 09/20/00 09:57 AM cowboy 09/06/00 03:06 PM Max Quordlepleen 09/06/00 07:04 PM Bridget 09/07/00 06:41 AM Bingley 09/08/00 06:20 AM Bobby 09/20/00 06:46 PM Jazzoctopus 09/20/00 08:54 PM Jackie 09/21/00 02:14 AM maverick 09/21/00 11:52 AM Jackie 09/21/00 12:13 PM wsieber 09/21/00 01:25 PM RhubarbCommando 09/21/00 02:08 PM wsieber 09/22/00 04:56 AM RhubarbCommando 09/22/00 02:30 PM maverick 09/22/00 03:03 PM Jackie 09/23/00 01:49 AM Max Quordlepleen 09/24/00 06:51 AM Jackie 09/24/00 10:10 AM william 09/24/00 01:14 PM TEd Remington 09/27/00 01:51 PM RhubarbCommando 09/27/00 03:03 PM Jackie 09/27/00 03:54 PM Jackie 09/27/00 03:56 PM maverick 09/27/00 04:24 PM Bridget 09/28/00 04:01 PM paulb 10/01/00 08:40 AM Jackie 10/02/00 02:40 AM paulb 10/02/00 11:53 AM RhubarbCommando 10/04/00 03:42 PM Bingley 10/05/00 04:52 AM RhubarbCommando 10/06/00 01:03 PM paulb 10/05/00 11:23 AM jmh 09/27/00 09:20 AM Marty 09/25/00 08:17 PM tsuwm 09/25/00 08:40 PM maverick 09/26/00 01:16 PM maverick 09/26/00 01:24 PM Max Quordlepleen 09/25/00 09:13 PM FishonaBike 10/11/00 11:01 PM lapsus linguae 10/05/00 11:30 PM Bingley 10/06/00 04:59 AM lapsus linguae 10/10/00 03:13 AM Jackie 10/10/00 10:35 AM Jazzoctopus 10/11/00 09:56 PM Max Quordlepleen 10/11/00 09:59 PM jmh 10/12/00 08:58 AM Re: Major Shocker
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FishonaBike 10/11/00 10:51 PM tsuwm 10/11/00 11:10 PM AnnaStrophic 10/11/00 11:40 PM FishonaBike 10/12/00 08:50 PM Max Quordlepleen 10/12/00 08:59 PM FishonaBike 10/12/00 11:31 PM FishonaBike 10/12/00 11:37 PM Marty 10/13/00 01:32 AM belMarduk 10/13/00 02:09 AM FishonaBike 10/13/00 08:34 PM Marty 10/12/00 09:03 PM FishonaBike 10/12/00 08:42 PM paulb 10/12/00 12:20 PM FishonaBike 10/12/00 08:54 PM shanks 10/12/00 07:31 AM jmh 10/12/00 08:55 AM shanks 10/12/00 09:16 AM jmh 10/12/00 09:22 AM Re: Similes
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