One for the liinguistics and cogsci folks

[robinturner]

Metaphors We Live By On Really Bad Days

LIFE IS A JOURNEY ON WHICH YOU ARE HOPELESSLY LOST
LUST IS AN INEFFECTUAL FORCE
AN ARGUMENT IS A MASSACRE
A THEORY IS A PILE OF RUBBLE
KNOWING IS HALLUCINATING
LOVE IS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY
A RELATIONSHIP IS A WORK OF DADAIST ART

I'd offer prizes for those who could identify all of the original conceptual metaphors, but I'm still working on regyt's prize.

Comments

[ex-fauxpas266.livejournal.com]

LIFE IS A JOURNEY
LUST IS A FORCE
ARGUMENT IS WAR
THEORIES ARE BUILDINGS
KNOWING IS SEEING
LOVE IS A DISEASE?
A RELATIONSHIP IS A WORK OF ART

[solri.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of LOVE IS WAR, or maybe LOVE IS A GAME.

[alexgal.livejournal.com]

um, did you just comment on cogling on the discussion on metaphors?
heh

[solri.livejournal.com]

Yes, that was me. I don't contribute as much as I used to, though.