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      1 year ago

      A frog will jump out of a pot of water before its hot enough to kill it.

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          I understand metaphors just fine.

          “Lightning never strikes the same place twice” is a metaphor that people think is true too, doesn’t mean we can’t use it.

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              Show me where I said we can’t use it.

              “And it isn’t even true.” does not mean “stop using that metaphor”

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                    So then we’re back to the original reply that you don’t understand metaphors. No one thinks it’s literally fucking true. That’s how metaphors work.