“Metaphors are to similes as transvestites are to my wife.” I am not suggesting the two are the same, but rather that thinking about the two at the same time a

“Metaphors are to similes as transvestites are to my wife.” I am not suggesting the two are the same, but rather that thinking about the two at the same time and deciding in what ways they are the same and in what ways they are different is a useful exercise.