Metaphors?

Library books are on borrowed time.

Alpine snow is on slippery ground.

In springtime, skaters are on thin ice. 

The undertaker was buried under his workload.

Crochet knitters get hooked.

Dieting is never a piece of cake. 

Soccer players have a ball.

My grater has gone somewhere. 

The crafty dairy farmer was known for milking it. 

The haberdashery store needed stocking. 

The dentist was known for giving his patients the needle.

Feathers tickle my fancy.

The customer got a shock from the power bill.

Animals Are 'Fine'

If you want to define animal groups, how many do you know? There is obviously a finite number, but I'm not sure if the list below is final. For now at least, I have confined them to what is seen below. I think the list is ultrafine. How many have you heard of?

Asinine: Donkeys or asses 

Cervine: Deer 

Corvine: Crows or ravens 

Delphine: Dolphins 

Elephantine: Elephants 

Equine: Horse

Caprine: Goats 

Leonine: Lions 

Leporine: Rabbits or hares 

Lupine: Wolves 

Murine: Mice, rats, or rodents 

Ophidian (Serpentine): Snakes 

Piscine: Fish 

Sciurine: Squirrels 

Ursine: Bears 

Vulpine: Foxes

There were some I'd never heard of. 

If you can add ot the list, I'll refine it. 

So Who Would You Ask Out?

At different times, I put a scenario to two young, single men. It goes as follows. 

You are wishing to marry a young lady and there are two that you are considering asking out.

One is not particularly good looking. She thinks she would be the luckiest girl in the world to be married to you.

The other is very beautiful. She thinks you would be the luckiest guy in the world if she agreed to marry you. 

Who would you choose? How did they answer? 

After a brief reflection, they both said they didn't know. I pressed for at least a possible preference but still no commitment. 

I can understand why as each scenario had a positive and a negative aspect. I would have said neither. Someone you don't find attractive isn't going to touch your romantic side yet another being perhaps somewhat conceited isn't an option that would appeal to me. 

Finding a balance between the two would be far more preferable. Or get to know the less pretty one well enough to fall for her lovely personality.

Please note the pictures are AI generated, not real.