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Hi guys, I'm a journalist and I'm writing an article. One of my weak points is analogies, so if any fellow writers can help me out that would be great. I basically need an analogy in the 'electric car/manufacturing/general business' semantic field for the following

(referring to IP of 1905 electric cars in relation to today's electric cars)

"It has about as much relevance today as...."

I know Jimbo Mcdonnell is good at these as I have lolled profusely at some of his in the past..

Thanks!

"It has about as much relevance today as a manual crank shaft"

tahnks, along the right lines but I could do with some comedy

Riddick Blowe wrote:Hi guys, I'm a journalist and I'm writing an article. One of my weak points is analogies, so if any fellow writers can help me out that would be great. I basically need an analogy in the 'electric car/manufacturing/general business' semantic field for the following

(referring to IP of 1905 electric cars in relation to today's electric cars)

"It has about as much relevance today as...."

I know Jimbo Mcdonnell is good at these as I have lolled profusely at some of his in the past..

Thanks!

It has as about as much relevance today as the Red Baron's Fokker has to modern fighter jets.

It has about as much relevence as a Penny-farthing (or Boneshaker) does to the Tour de France

"It has about as much relevance today as the Model T Ford has to Formula 1."

or, a little snappier (and referring to the Model T engine - which had a top speed of about 45mph - as opposed to the car):

"It has about as much relevance today as the Model T has to F1."

or

"It has about as much relevance to today's automotive industry as the band AC/DC has to the history of the power transformer."

"It has about as much relevance today as the Model T has to F1."

WINNER!

Thanks guys

chesh wrote:"It has about as much relevance today as the Model T Ford has to Formula 1."

or, a little snappier (and referring to the Model T engine - which had a top speed of about 45mph - as opposed to the car):

"It has about as much relevance today as the Model T has to F1."

or

"It has about as much relevance to today's automotive industry as the band AC/DC has to the history of the power transformer."

Glad you won the "competition". No real surprise to me I know you have the wit and the writing skills. Actually I loved the last suggestion, that one really is clever.

Guys, I need your help again.

The Aston Martin DB5 is to Bond as.....is to......?????

Many thanks!

Riddick Blowe wrote:Guys, I need your help again.

The Aston Martin DB5 is to Bond as.....is to......?????

Many thanks!

the Batmobile is to batman

The Aston Martin DB5 is to Bond as the internet is to porn

a racket is to a tennis player

The Aston Martin DB5 is to James Bond as the Parker 51 is to Basildon Bond.

(For our younger readers, the Parker 51 was a pen.)

or

The Aston Martin DB5 is to Bond as the Sinclair C5 could never be!

The Aston Martin DB5 is to James Bond as Viagra is to Hugh Hefner

Has to over the hill fighters to Khan

The Aston Martin DB5 is to James Bond as the premature stoppage is to Sports Network.















Ps -please don't ban me. Least give me a warning emerson.

The Aston Martin DB5 is to James Bond as a fluffer is to Ron Jeremy?