This Troper once said in a discussion about English class projects that he could write good material as long as he had a good topic, like how you can't make a tower out of mud. Someone else then claimed that he and his brother once made a pile of mud 8 feet tall(I didn't bother asking why). After I said that that isn't a tower, someone else pointed out that you can make good-sized buildings out of mud bricks.

This Troper was trying to explain to a friend how ethnic identity was part of cultural identity and the words were interchangeable through the analogy of how there are squashes and zucchini is a type of squash. Discussion about different types of squashes ensued.

This Troper was watching TV with a friend and was eating an apple. I innocently remarked that apples were the best fruit in the world. She claimed that the best fruit was strawberries. I responded that strawberries were the sexiest fruit, sure, but apples were the best. We got into a discussion on the different personalities and highschool stereotypes that different fruits fulfill.

I would be interested in learning these personalities if you remember what conclusions you came to.

Happens to this troper ALL. THE. TIME. The main reason is that she's a little LiteralMinded and quite pedantic.

Happened to This Troper after she tried to explain an analogy she came up with during dodgeball out of boredom. #QUOTE# Me: War is like dodgeball. Except the teams are uneven and the dodgeballs hurt like hell. #QUOTE# Mother: Bullets hurt more, you know.

Happened to OOZE, culminating with this. #QUOTE# OOZE's teacher:When you're around [OOZE], it's best not to make any metaphors, analogies, or comparisons from now on, because he will pick them up and run away with them. #QUOTE# OOZE:Are you sure it isn't really more like leisurely sneaking away with them?

Happens to me when I try adding to TroperTales. Partially justified as I have only been here a day.

What happened to this tropette when explaining to her friend why she broke up with her ex-boyfriend. #QUOTE#Me: Gerard (my ex) is like Mike (Newton from the Twilight saga). And I'm like Bella. Mike and Bella never get together in the books. #QUOTE#My friend: So, does this mean your a needy sociopath who can't make up her mind?

This troper practically elevated this into an art form when writing an essay for his philosophy class. The assignment was to analyze the "people-seed" metaphor in regards to abortion. It asks the hypothetical question that if babies were born through seeds that drifted through the air like pollen and grew by latching onto carpets and upholstry, and you opened a window to air out a muggy room, would it be morally permissible to remove an unwanted baby-plant from your house? As part of my essay, I pointed out that there were other ways to air out a muggy room, such as an air conditioner or a ceiling fan. This greatly amused my professor, who thought I was using those alternatives as metaphors for masturbation or oral sex. I wasn't, of course, but I got an A on the essay anyway, so who cares?