Since the "as dumb as" thread was such a success, I thought an "as---as" or ....'er than.... thread would be fun.

as busy as a one-armed paper hanger

as easy as taking candy away from a baby (However, any parent knows that this one is a myth! Ever tried taking candy away from a wailing, squirming, sticky-handed baby? Not so easy!)

madder than a wet hen!

[This message was edited by Kalleh on Thu Aug 29th, 2002 at 11:39.]

[This message was edited by Kalleh on Fri Aug 30th, 2002 at 9:24.]

As busy as a beaver!

As smelly as a wet dog.

As slow as molasses in January.

Kalleh notes, "as busy as a one-armed paper hanger"."

An alternative regionalism is as busy as a one-legged man in an ass-kickin' contest.

As nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rockers!

As dead as a doornail. (Dickens)

As pretty as a picture.

Angel's "As nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rockers!" brings to mind two related ones:

As nevrvous as a preacher in a cathouse.
As nervous as a hooker in church.

As busy as a misquito in a nudist colony!

As useless as teats on a bull.

As useless as balls on the Queen.

(Ooops...sorry...did I say those out loud?)

"As hot as two rats fu*&in in a wool sock."
"As handy as hip pockets on a hog." (a compliment)
"Happy as a gopher in soft dirt."
"As beaten as a broken Whack-A-Mole."
Man, too many to finish now. Longer I think of em, the more come to mind.
TC.

As funny as a rubber crutch
As useful as a screen door on a submarine
As dumb as a box of rocks
As agile as a stick
As subtle as a slap in the face
and my favorite
As honest as Bill Clinton

As fast as a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter.


As useful as a wooden frying pan.