For some reason, comments have stopped working. I (and presumably other readers) can post them but they don’t appear. I’m looking into this. Meanwhile, a prize for the best completion of the analogy
“A blog without comments is like …”
Update Comments appear to be back, so you can post your entries now
Further update I’ve now worked out what I was doing wrong. Blocking the IP number of some spammers caused all comments to disappear. Death to spammers!
Comments should now be working again, and I’ll try to avoid further interruptions
John Quiggin 
… sex with yourself
… an anti-malarial program without DDT.
…is a blog without comments!
…a much quicker, but much less entertaining, read.
… a pressure cooker without steam
…Istapundit.
… a man preaching on a street corner. People might look at him funnily, but nobody’s sure if he’s being listened to.
.. a toilet that doesn’t flush
…Parliament with the Government having a Senate majority.
Ben
… a club with one member.
…a pub with no beer
…Janet Albrechtsen without a dye-job.
Janet Albrechtsen ? dyes her hair?
…A pretensious psephology blog.
….a reporter at a Eunuch’s convention.
err, to clarify Jim’s position