Analogies are an excellent way to explain things to people. However, once you start using phrases like: >Tonsils are an "early warning" outpost of the immune

Analogies are an excellent way to explain things to people. However, once you start using phrases like: >Tonsils are an "early warning" outpost of the immune system with people who may be even moderately familiar with biology, you lose your voice. Cells don't respond to "cute", and the intricate false model stuff is also boring.