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Solve this analogy, The old man and a tree| 555Joshua |
 Posted: Jul 14 2005, 11:46 AM
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I came up with an analogy at this one post, however, no one responded to it, so I thought I would make a post for it.
Here it is: Tree : Wood :: Old Man : ?? Try to solve it.  Ta-ta  -------------------- If we do not learn from our mistakes, there is no point in having them.
You never realize how annoying you are until you're annoyed by someone exactly like you. |
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| shamanka |
Posted: Jul 14 2005, 11:52 AM
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. . . Old man . . . carbon based you know what . . .
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| 555Joshua |
Posted: Jul 14 2005, 12:05 PM
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Shamanka,
So what you are saying is that Tree is to Wood as Old Man is to Carbon? -------------------- If we do not learn from our mistakes, there is no point in having them.
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| Ignert |
Posted: Jul 14 2005, 01:58 PM
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Knowledge?
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| shamanka |
Posted: Jul 14 2005, 03:15 PM
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Yes. Carbon is to us as wood is to tree. Star is to us as wood is to tree.
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| 555Joshua |
Posted: Jul 15 2005, 02:41 PM
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If you were wise, you would know the answer.
Ta-ta -------------------- If we do not learn from our mistakes, there is no point in having them.
You never realize how annoying you are until you're annoyed by someone exactly like you. |
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| Insyght |
Posted: Jul 15 2005, 02:56 PM
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Proverbs 16:31?
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| 555Joshua |
Posted: Jul 15 2005, 04:12 PM
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Insyght,
This is not something that only a specific set of people will be able to answer. -------------------- If we do not learn from our mistakes, there is no point in having them.
You never realize how annoying you are until you're annoyed by someone exactly like you. |
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| Insyght |
 Posted: Jul 15 2005, 05:59 PM
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 Ok, TREE:WOOD Tree becomes Wood (From seed which is not wood - I think?) Tree is made of Wood Tree when fell becomes Wood we use (Hardwood flooring anyone?) Old Man:??? Now you have compared an OLD man with a tree. Old man becomes ??? Old man is made of ??? Old man when he dies becomes ??? 23.55843798^2Joshua, If this analogy does not turn out to be absolutely logical, I forwarn you that I am going to RIP IT TO BITS! Muwhahahaha |
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| a_ht |
Posted: Jul 15 2005, 06:12 PM
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| Guest |
Posted: Jul 15 2005, 06:14 PM
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Tree is the orgin of wood.
Old man is the origin of . . . thought ? |
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| SB |
Posted: Jul 15 2005, 08:51 PM
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Tree : Wood :: Old Man : Time
I say this becuase the wood of a tree is a record of its life. So too is time a record of the old man's life. |
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| Ignorance(Isn't)Bliss |
Posted: Jul 15 2005, 10:59 PM
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The tree... gets "wood".....
whereas the old man..... cannot.... damn deep thinker i...... is  |
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| "THEY" |
Posted: Jul 15 2005, 11:02 PM
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Ignorance you must be drunk again! LOL You is funny.....
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| Ignorance(Isn't)Bliss |
Posted: Jul 16 2005, 02:24 AM
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sadly i cant chalk that one up to the process of fermentation.....
i think iam subject to random spikes (and crashes) in IQ.... i bottomed out at the time of that post  |
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