It needs to be said.

Sorry for the delay in posting. I really don't have much to say about this strip. The one before it though is near to my heart. Early in my days as a stand-up I was known for my analogies. One club actually advertised me in a radio ad as the master of the comic analogy. Here's a sample:

The penis is like the space shuttle. It's pretty reliable, but the only two times you use it that really stick in your memory are the first time and the time it didn't work.

Master was a bit of an overstatement, but I wasn't bad at them. Anyway I used to get into the same argument all the time, which usually ended with audience members walking away from me rolling their eyes as if I was being stubborn, so here, once and for all are three pertinent dictionary definitions.

Analogy: a: resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike : similarity b: comparison based on such resemblance.

Simile: a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses).

Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money).

So, as you can plainly see, when I would say that birthdays are like attacks of intestinal gas, in that women get them, but they lie about it, it was an analogy (and more than a little bit sexist).

On an unrelated note, if you like smart, funny TV shows and enjoy you some of the SciFi superhero action, you owe it to yourself to check out The Middleman. (don't let the fact that it's on ABC Family scare you).