Comments on: Something Old: The Analogist

By: Cody

Cody — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:53:15 +0000

This is by far the coolest segment I’ve seen on mental_floss so far. I’ve always prided myself in a similar talent–I can analogize virtually any situation. And now, I have a fellow analogizer to look up to! =]

By: MoZer Bats

MoZer Bats — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:02 +0000

Dave Winfield was actually one of the first big leaguers to use maple bats! So those two different trades actually have a weird connection!

By: Devin Greaney

Devin Greaney — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:33:43 +0000

You know this blog is analogous to the U.S. involvement in Viet Nam ….. Ok I am not exactly sure how, but that is the most used analogy in history!

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:44:01 +0000

@ Bakedpotatoes…

This is like when all of us working stiffs are forced to go to meetings that accomplish nothing; we don’t want to go, it’s painful to do it, we don’t have a choice, and we’re relieved when it’s over.

By: Bakedpotatoes

Bakedpotatoes — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:16:55 +0000

It hurts when I pee. What can you compare this to? I just hope it doesn’t hurt when I laugh.

By: Gordon Daily

Gordon Daily — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:25:54 +0000

How about the following trade which happened in May, 2008:

The Calgary Vipers of the Golden Baseball League couldn’t get newly signed pitcher John Odom into Canada for immigration reasons. And the Laredo Broncos of the United League were willing to take a cheap gamble on a pitcher.

Oh, and the Vipers really, really wanted some new bats.

And so Odom, about a month after being acquired by a Canadian team, found himself on the roster of a team on the Mexican border. All for the price of 10 Prairie Sticks Maple Bats, double-dipped black 34-inch C243 style.

By: M

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:56:18 +0000

sounds interesting. Bring it back!

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:50:56 +0000

I’m fairly new to Mental Floss and I don’t remember ever seeing this feature before, but I love it. I’ll see if I can think of any problems you can analogize, Jason.

By: K

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:38:46 +0000

Jason, I like how you still answered Ralph’s inappropriate question with an analogy!

By: Sarah P

Sarah P — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:34:06 +0000

This has got to be one of the most entertaining blogs I’ve read on mental_floss so far, and I’ve been reading for almost two years! I’ll work on a problem to be analogized.