Metaphors are part of the writer's arsenal. But anyone can have fun thinking them up. The most common one that usually comes to mind is "Faster than a speeding bullet", taken from the Superman introduction.
Try your image-making skills by adding to the following ones for "Faster than..."
FASTER THAN...
...a chain smoker's light-up in the morning.
...a bald man's comb-out.
...a politician's handshake.
...a six-year old can get dirty.
...a mother's sympathy.
...a waitress can pick up a $5 tip.
...a minute lube job on you car.
...the horn on the car behind you when the light turns green.
...a teenager's change of crushes.
...a gigolo's wink.
...a new puppy can cuddle.
...the neighborhood gossip.
...a Don Rickles put-down.
...an anteater's tongue.
...a pricked balloon's pop.
...a doctor's bill arriving.
...a lawyer's plea bargain.
...a sports announcer using a cliche.
...a rookie referee's whistle.
...a National Football League punter falls down when touched by a line rusher.
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