Comments on: She like a white-rumped sandpiper https://ihhsdb.com/she-like-a-white-rumped-sandpiper/ Cataloguing similes in hip-hop, one track at a time Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: I fliggity-fits the mould like the gold that's on my teeth-es - Internet Hip-hop Simile Database https://ihhsdb.com/she-like-a-white-rumped-sandpiper/#comment-1066 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:12 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1086#comment-1066 […] Yeah…I wrote about bird watching once and now I’m apparently obsessed with it. I’ve got a lot of time for a noisy neighbour non sequitur though. […]

]]> By: Rayner https://ihhsdb.com/she-like-a-white-rumped-sandpiper/#comment-661 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:29:21 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1086#comment-661 Thanks Jim, that’s very kind of you to say. I’m afraid you’re right: my obsession is with simile only, and mere metaphors I disregard. But yes, that’s a very naughty/cheeky one. You can find out more about exactly what I consider a simile here: https://ihhsdb.com/how/

I’ve not updated the database in a looooong time, but your comment made me think it would be nice to pick it up again. Thanks!

]]> By: jim https://ihhsdb.com/she-like-a-white-rumped-sandpiper/#comment-635 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 03:11:26 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1086#comment-635 Excellent and witty review – very worthwhile read. A little late in the game, but I only learned of the existence of “Birding” (the song) yesterday and your blog today. Meanwhile, I gather you’re not collecting comparisons that aren’t stated comparatively (metaphors?), but this track had some notable ones, including the very naughty but clever double metaphor of “curve-billed thrasher.”

]]> By: 500 simile stat attack New Year special extravaganza - Internet Hip-hop Simile Database https://ihhsdb.com/she-like-a-white-rumped-sandpiper/#comment-88 Sun, 02 Jan 2022 14:23:10 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1086#comment-88 […] speech, so it’s no surprise to find them high on the list of simile themes. Having said that, that one track about bird-watching does give animals a boost. Excluding Heem’s ornithological obsession, we have had three other […]

]]> By: If I lie my nose will grow like a little wooden boy named Pinocchio - Internet Hip-hop Simile Database https://ihhsdb.com/she-like-a-white-rumped-sandpiper/#comment-81 Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:37:44 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1086#comment-81 […] effect of looking at a tune inspired by nursery rhymes is that – like that one track about birds – it’ll skew our data a bit. Over time, these things should even themselves out. If nursery […]

]]> By: Swimming in beats like a dolphin - Internet Hip-hop Simile Database https://ihhsdb.com/she-like-a-white-rumped-sandpiper/#comment-62 Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:20:46 +0000 https://ihhsdb.com/?p=1086#comment-62 […] interesting to me that after quite a few bird-related similes (admittedly mostly thanks to one track), we’ve yet to see an eagle. Or a gull actually. But as Regional Chair of the Council of Pedants, […]

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