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[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Well, copying your post into AI dungeon resulted in it outputting these bad (though perhaps not in the same way) analogies:

The man was so skinny he looked like a man who had been caught stealing a bagel for breakfast. (S. W. P., New York City)

The woman was so pretty she could have been mistaken for a piece of fruit. (M. E. J., Washington)

It was like a pair of old shoes that had fallen off a hanger. (D. D., Bethesda)

The bride was a heavy set woman who looked like she might break under her own weight, like a chair made of lettuce. (P. W. V. B., New York City)

He was as mad as a hatter who had found out people weren't, in fact, hats. (P. W. V. B. New York City)

His knowledge of geography was rattling around in his head as uselessly as a marble in a can. (E. B. S., College Park)

The sound was like the hum of insects, rising from the field of battle as if for a picnic. (B. F. A. A., Washington)

The dandelion swayed in the breeze like an oscillating fan set on medium. (G. K. N., Washington)

The ballerina's legs were as thin as a slice of deli meat. (C.Z., Washington)

The street was dark and deserted like an Old West back alley. (P. W. V. B., New York City)

Her lips were red and full, like a slipcover stuffed with roses. (R. F. T. P., Reston)

There are times when it's better not to talk, like when you have a frog in your throat. (S. M. M. P., Charlottesville, Va.)

Her voice was like a herd of buffalo trampling across a sinking ship. (M. K. R. S., London)

He spoke with the eloquence of someone repeating a well-rehearsed speech, like a zombie giving a eulogy. (R. F. T. P. Reston)

His childhood was as forgotten as a golden earring accidentally dropped near the edge of a muddy river. (A. Z. D. A. P., Washington)

The lamp was as still as a statue of a hobbit. (O. Z. D. S. O. D. A., Washington)

[–]spongesqueeze 3 points4 points  (2 children)

here's what I got from your prompt:

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He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard bells, as if she were a garbage truck backing up. (W. S., Springfield)

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She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing legs. (R. B., Purcellville)

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Her voice had a gently soporific effect, like a Putumayo recumbent relaxation tape. (W. S., Springfield)

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Her date was pleasant enough, but she knew that if her life was a movie this guy would be buried in the credits as something like "Second Tall Man." (R. B., Springfield)

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The thunder was ominous-sounding, much like the sound of a thin sheet of metal being shaken backstage during the storm scene in a play. (B. F., Alexandria)

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His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free. (C. S., Woodbridge)

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The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot grease. (G. F. Hevel, Silver Spring)

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Her vocabulary was as bad as, like whatever. (Unknown)

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    [–]spongesqueeze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    possible that the references are ruining the task. i do think we can get it to produce novel bad analogies. can experiment more later

    [–]gwern 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    (Viaggo, Washington)

    "The grass was so high it was difficult to find the grave, and in fact when they finally did spot it they had to get out and look down to find it." (K. F., Arlington)

    "The sleet fell on her head, briefly spiking her hair like an angry porcupine." (R. L., Gaithersburg)

    "It came without ribbons, without tags, without packaging, and without instructions." (D. B., Washington)

    "The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil." (R. L., Gaithersburg)

    "The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not eating for a while." (B. H., Washington)

    "The dandelion swayed in the gentle breeze like a mime trying to tell a story with no words." (J. H., Arlington)

    "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." (C. D., Washington)

    "The man was as bald as a cueball." (J. H., Arlington)

    "The thunder was ominous-sounding, much like the sound made by a frying egg." (D. B., Washington)

    "The doorknob felt like a big glob of grease." (C. C., Reston)

    "He felt like he was being hunted down like a dog." (K. F., Arlington)

    (c) Copyright 1999. The Christian Science Publishing Society

    [–]Corporate_Drone31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." (C. D., Washington)

    That's the opening of Neuromancer