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Just to get the brain going.... a List
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Poetwheel Member
since 1999-07-07
Posts 208Canada |
Please add to this as you see fit... List 1a: Euphemisms for death 1. The big sleep 2. Permanent vacation 3. The Horizontal slide 4. Pushing up daisies 5. Hard-core relaxation Any more? PW ------------------ Poetic Wheelbarrow http://sites.netscape.net/poetwheel |
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Genea Member
since 1999-06-15
Posts 321USA |
why dont we think up euphemisms for something a bit more upbeat? Just a suggestion :-) |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Kicking the bucket. Going to see your Maker. Passing on/over Bite the dust. Bought the farm.  |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Going to a better place. |
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Poetwheel Member
since 1999-07-07
Posts 208Canada |
Fine work from all who applied! My favorite, bought the farm.... Genea, sure we could liven things up (pardon the pun...) How about similes? List 1b. As blank as a blank... 1. Red as a rose 2. Dumb as an ox 3. Stunned as me arse (Newfanese) 4. Sly as a fox Any more? ------------------ Poetic Wheelbarrow http://sites.netscape.net/poetwheel |
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orpheus Junior Member
since 1999-07-10
Posts 30Portugal |
Lost as a poet. True as a broken promise. Irresistable as imperfection. Warm as the night. Umpredictable as silence. |
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Ladycat
since 1999-07-05
Posts 782At the edge and a doorway,TX |
How about: Pretty as a picture and after that I'm drawing a blank.. Help.. ------------------ Live in my world just once and you'll find yourself enraptured. |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Loyal as a dog. Dark as the night. Deep as the ocean. Blue as the sky. Meek as rabbits. Quiet as a mouse. Are we looking for any simile, or just cliches? Oh, and here are some more: Happy as a clam (?). Sweet as sugar. Easy as pie. Hot as hell. Cold as ice. [This message has been edited by Elizabeth (edited 07-11-99).] |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Dumb as a box of rocks Hot as a firecracker Weak as a kitten Smart as a whip (how smart can that be?) Skittish as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs. Lies like a rug. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
The Great Beyond.... oh - you want a simile.... Soft as a Grape  [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 07-11-99).] |
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Ladycat
since 1999-07-05
Posts 782At the edge and a doorway,TX |
I like the skittish as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs, but what about kittens being weak? ------------------ Live in my world just once and you'll find yourself enraptured. |
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Mokagrl14 Junior Member
since 1999-07-15
Posts 12Cape Coral, Fl, USA |
I luv the cat and rockong chair thing...adorable...How about: As White As Snow As Loud As Day (Not sure if this exists...) As Dark As Night As soft as a baby's bottom :O) And thats all I came up with...hmm... |
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Poetwheel Member
since 1999-07-07
Posts 208Canada |
Excellent work guys...some good examples there may inspire... PW ------------------ Poetic Wheelbarrow http://sites.netscape.net/poetwheel |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
A Simile is as easy as Pie, but a Metaphor is a Piece of Cake [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 07-17-99).] |
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Poetwheel Member
since 1999-07-07
Posts 208Canada |
Not hard to tell you're a teacher nan! Thanks for the cue... PW ------------------ Poetic Wheelbarrow http://www.stormloader.com/poetwheel/den.html |
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Moon Dust
since 1999-06-11
Posts 2177Skelmersdale, UK |
popped your cloggs, Six feet under |
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redwriter1 Member
since 1999-07-22
Posts 480Franklin, TN |
go rent. the new Robin Williams movie.. it has them all!!.. (smile) Patch Adams.. (bring lots of kleenex) (smile) |
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redwriter1 Member
since 1999-07-22
Posts 480Franklin, TN |
ok just one.. from the movie.. "blinking for an extrodiary long period of time" (sorry about the spelling) (i don't get kicked out for that do i?) (hahahah) i love that one.! |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
lessee - Are we contributing material for future poems? I'll assume that's the case and try to keep my list semi-poetic: Dying Walking through the door Going toward the light At peace once more Safe from darkest night Resting in His arms Standing by His side Safe from all harm A final wish Goodbye Similes As lonesome as the zephyr's cry As tender as a heart's first love As gentle as lover's sigh As strong as a Mother's bond As cold as a betraying word As hot as passion's need As high as a soaring spirit As low as the wind's lonesome moan |
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elvira Senior Member
since 1999-07-06
Posts 936California |
[This message has been edited by elvira (edited 08-22-99).] |
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Sue Member
since 1999-08-04
Posts 383France |
Gone to feed some worms Quit smoking for the last time Sharp as a mother-in-law's tongue Greasy as cheap french fries Relaxed as a sleeping cat Happy as a kid with his first bike |
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angel girl Member
since 1999-07-23
Posts 322within a whisper... |
Hey Nan, your a teacher, right? Your quote "A Simile is as easy as Pie," I do believe is a metaphor (hehehehe). ------------------ One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. -William Shakespeare |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
You'll get enough sleep when you're dead! ------------------ ...the things I did not know at first, I learned by doing twice. -Billy Joel |
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Angel Senior Member
since 1999-07-02
Posts 551Pennsylvania |
I thought a simile was a comparison using like or as and a metaphor is a comparison without like or as. Then wouldn't Nan be right? Just wondering> ------------------ People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy. -Bob Hope |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Hey guys (particularly angel girl)- Trust me, OK???... |
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Tara Simms Senior Member
since 1999-08-12
Posts 1244Honea Path, SC USA |
as pure as driven snow (my personal fave) |
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