apples to oranges
An unresolvable and ultimately useless comparison.
A comparison which is just as easy to support as it is to contest.
Something which is both the same and different simultaneously depending on your point of view.
alt. *Apples to Apples*--Though not the initial meaning, occasionally the phrase "apples to oranges" is used to dismiss a "distinct difference" noted between two things which are not distinctly different. IE the neverending opinion wars often attributed to brand-loyalty. These are based on imaginary chasms of vast differences which cannot be proven or conclusively settled. IN other words these things are not really very different, but people desperately want to believe they are.
A comparison which is just as easy to support as it is to contest.
Something which is both the same and different simultaneously depending on your point of view.
alt. *Apples to Apples*--Though not the initial meaning, occasionally the phrase "apples to oranges" is used to dismiss a "distinct difference" noted between two things which are not distinctly different. IE the neverending opinion wars often attributed to brand-loyalty. These are based on imaginary chasms of vast differences which cannot be proven or conclusively settled. IN other words these things are not really very different, but people desperately want to believe they are.
Example:
When someone says "you're comparing apples to oranges" they're really saying "Why are you trying to compare those things? You can't compare apples to oranges, they're just not the same thing."
They're both sweet. They're both fruit. They're both the same. But they're not. One's an apple, and one's an orange. Is that all there is to it? One tastes better. No it doesn't. Yes it does. How do you decide which one everyone likes more? How *can* you decide?
A great example of silly apples to oranges is vanilla and chocolate.
Invalid apples to oranges comparisons would be like comparing Bush or Clinton to Lincoln, Jefferson, or Washington. You can't, so don't.
Examples of useless "nonexistant-vast-differences" apples to oranges comparisons are Macs and PC's, Fords and Chevys, Nikons and Canons.. In reality this is mostly "apples to apples" comparison.
Apples to oranges usually ends with each person believing or feeling whatever they do and leaving it at that. That's all there is to it. Neither can really ever be better or worse, and nobody can win the argument.
In the end, the whole point of making the comparison is to illustrate: there is really no point in making the comparison.
When someone says "you're comparing apples to oranges" they're really saying "Why are you trying to compare those things? You can't compare apples to oranges, they're just not the same thing."
They're both sweet. They're both fruit. They're both the same. But they're not. One's an apple, and one's an orange. Is that all there is to it? One tastes better. No it doesn't. Yes it does. How do you decide which one everyone likes more? How *can* you decide?
A great example of silly apples to oranges is vanilla and chocolate.
Invalid apples to oranges comparisons would be like comparing Bush or Clinton to Lincoln, Jefferson, or Washington. You can't, so don't.
Examples of useless "nonexistant-vast-differences" apples to oranges comparisons are Macs and PC's, Fords and Chevys, Nikons and Canons.. In reality this is mostly "apples to apples" comparison.
Apples to oranges usually ends with each person believing or feeling whatever they do and leaving it at that. That's all there is to it. Neither can really ever be better or worse, and nobody can win the argument.
In the end, the whole point of making the comparison is to illustrate: there is really no point in making the comparison.
apples to oranges
Example:
This discussion on who has the most authority in the county is apples to oranges. We are getting nothing done.
This discussion on who has the most authority in the county is apples to oranges. We are getting nothing done.
Yeah, but there will be more apples than oranges.
When you caught someone about to fuck up and you correct them before they make a fool of themselves.
Example:
They look at you and say "Why not?".
You look that village idiot in the eye and say "Yeah, but there will be more apples than oranges."
They look at you and say "Why not?".
You look that village idiot in the eye and say "Yeah, but there will be more apples than oranges."
Apple Orange Juice Nigga
A Lazy ass nigga who wouldn't eat breakfast in the morning unless somebody made it for him. SO INSTEAD OF MAKING EGGS AND BACON THEY DRINK APPLE JUICE BECAUSE THEY DRANK ALL THE DAMN ORANGE JUICE WITH THERE LAZY ASSES. SO NIGGAS WHO ACTUALLY MAKE BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING CAN'T ENJOY IT WITH ORANGE JUICE.
Example:
I can't wait to eat my bacon and egg sandwich. Let me pour some orange juice real quick, wait where is the orange juice? DAMN, MY LAZY ASS BROTHER DRANK ALL THE ORANGE JUICE. THAT'S SOME APPLE ORANGE JUICE SHIT. Damn Apple Orange Juice Nigga
I can't wait to eat my bacon and egg sandwich. Let me pour some orange juice real quick, wait where is the orange juice? DAMN, MY LAZY ASS BROTHER DRANK ALL THE ORANGE JUICE. THAT'S SOME APPLE ORANGE JUICE SHIT. Damn Apple Orange Juice Nigga
Apples and Oranges
A comparison between two things that aren't exactly similar in the first place.
Apples and Oranges only have one thing in common: They're fruits. So trying to compare them...won't work.
Apples and Oranges only have one thing in common: They're fruits. So trying to compare them...won't work.
Example:
Stones v Beatles is another example of apples and oranges. A bluesy rock and roll band is quite a bit different from a psychedelic rock and roll band, so it's not really possible to compare them at all.
Stones v Beatles is another example of apples and oranges. A bluesy rock and roll band is quite a bit different from a psychedelic rock and roll band, so it's not really possible to compare them at all.