A little help, please

Rather than just throw out metaphors and let you pick one, I'll try something else.

Start with "A wasted life is a . . . " or "His life is a . . . "

What things can you think of that are a complete waste? It could be waste of time, a waste of resources, something out of place or time, an irony, misuse, etc.

And remember, this is suppose to be a methaphor, not a simile.

Okay, I will throw out one or two to get you started.

A wasted life is a ship floundering on the sea. (Yuck)

A wasted life is a barren farm.

A wasted life is a touchdown scored after the game is over.

A wasted life is a book that's never read! ;-)

Who's Amanda? Is she stuck too?

That would be me.

Good guidance, Alleycat.

Umm, is this a plea for us to do your homework for you?

PeeDee tsk tsk.

Simile.

I know. But it was too much fun to erase.

(anyway, since I'm not doing anyone's homework, it matters not)

A wasted life is over 5000 forum posts

But for the sake of our sanity, could we maybe call it a "hobby" instead?

PeeDee said:

A wasted life is as the cat who studied ornothology and yet was never to meet the birds, for they were off studying to be marine biologists, a waste of time since all the fish had left to become botanists, which did them no good since the plants had become carniverous.

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Enjoyed that!

By the way, it's time to change facial creams. The brand you're using just isn't working.

It's taken years off my mutton chops!

1. Mine.

2. My previous one.

caw

His life was wine spilled on the table of accomplishment.

I'm sure I can think of something just as soon as I put down this doobie.

Eskimo1990 said:

But actually the first person who posted help a lot and she was able to finish her homework.

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That must've been alleycat, always gracious when girls are peeking over his shoulder to copy something he's written.