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> I started to question just how “beautiful” my analogy really was.

So did I... so did I.

I think it is rude to come out of the corner with such an analogy, it is as if you are trying to say he is stupid and you have to use wordplays to get him to understand.

Keep talking business, remember that it is business.



It's a real world example that highlights the need for different functions to take different forms. Its really only rude if you take it as a personal attack and not a basic use example.


I wonder if he had replaced the toilet with a sink if it would have seemed less rude or not.


It would have lost a lot of the "you don't want to mix these things" vibe. Some people have used a sink to shower.


As one who has showered under a faucet -- there are definite compromises involved!


True. I guess only using what happens when a, shall we say desperate, person uses a sink as a shower would be a "safe" way to make the point. It is possible to combine the functions, but not desirable.


I see that now.




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