One useful tool in NLP is using metaphors to teach; we see this throughout history as a way of passing on information through allegories or morality tales. Sometimes, however, as hard as it is to do… the lesson of the metaphor is lost in the hilarity of the attempt.

Case in point:

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One Response to “When Metaphors Go Bad.”

  • Brenda says:

    OMG – there is a reading of the book further down the list of comments. I couldn’t even listen to the whole thing – it was so awful. A lot of the comments are pretty funny though.

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