Winter's here, and you feel lousy: You're coughing and sneezing; your muscles ache; your nose is an active mucus volcano. These symptoms -- so familiar at this time of year -- can mean only one thing: Tiny fanged snails are eating your brain.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author humorously describes winter flu symptoms as being caused by tiny snails eating your brain.
- In plain terms
- Your flu symptoms feel bad like little creatures are eating your brain.
- What can you take from it?
- Illness can feel like an external attack.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you describe pain to others?
- What metaphors do you use for feeling sick?
Another view
The metaphor exaggerates the sensation of illness.
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