On Sun, 5 Aug 2007, Bryan Derksen wrote:
Using an analogy to prove a point is like hammering
nails into a tree
with a frozen salmon. Seems like it might work at first glance, but when
you think about it further it makes no sense and has nothing to do with
the actual subject at hand.
Doesn't that example contradict itself?
Besides, pointing out that "you can do it, as long as it's with someone you
don't want to do it with" is equivalent to "you can't do it" has
quite a lot
to do with the subject at hand.