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Originally posted by MsPerky
I believe this is called an analogy? But whatever it is called, Tom has a gift for storytelling...
Thanks MsP. Yes, it's an analogy.
I got back to the office from the drive, and saw that I had a few minutes so I fired up Word and the words just flowed. I tend to get involved in what I am passionate about, and driving this car is one of those things. I rarely have the radio on, I much prefer to listen to the car's own music.
After I had finished, I pondered whether or not to share it here, as I had already posted impressions of a drive. I figured adding it to the motoring thead would be ok.
Originally posted by MsPerky
I believe this is called an analogy? But whatever it is called, Tom has a gift for storytelling...
I believe that the term "allegory" is more appropriate. Not claiming to be an expert or trying to be critical. Below are the definitions from Webster's dictionary.
Allegory: 1 a: the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truthsor generalizations about human existense. b. an instance (as in a story or painting) of such expression. 2: A symbolic representation
Analogy: 1: inference that if two or more things agree with one another in some respects they will probably agree in others. 2: resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike: Similarity 3: Correspondence between the members of pairs or sets of linguistic forms that serves as a basis for the creation of another form
You be the judge as to which word best applies.
What ever word fits Ms Perky is right that Tom has a gift for story telling.
Originally posted by ralper
I thought that I'd bring this back to the top in case anyone else wants to contribute to it.
I am not going to even attempt to be that eloquent.
However in the spirit of capturing the essence of "motoring" I will explain it this way:
As my S2000 is my daily driver, "motoring" is the reason that my office is eighteen miles away from home in the morning and twenty-seven miles away in the afternoon. It is why the supermarket that is two and one half miles away takes me almost five miles to get there!
[QUOTE]Originally posted by matt_inva
As my S2000 is my daily driver, "motoring" is the reason that my office is eighteen miles away from home in the morning and twenty-seven miles away in the afternoon.
In honor of this thread, Jerry (pas2k) sent me this. It is the sales brochure for the MINI. It looks like they've just got what we already knew. Do you think that they really understand motoring?
An aside to all of this is that next year when my oldest gets his license and I give him my 4Runner we are probably going to buy a MINI. Liz would like it for running around town, and I'll use her TL for my everyday driver.
After reading this, I'm going to take a cold shower.
04-06-2004, 04:52 PM
But whatever it is called, Tom has a gift for storytelling...
I am not going to even attempt to be that eloquent. 
