'If you've never had them, it feels like getting a porcupine pulled backwards through your dick.' (On Kidney stones)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A graphic analogy comparing the pain of kidney stones to a painful physical violation.
- In plain terms
- Kidney stones feel incredibly painful.
- What can you take from it?
- Vivid metaphors are often used to convey intense physical pain.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do people describe severe pain?
- Why use graphic analogies?
Another view
The explicit language may be inappropriate for general audiences.
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