capiche?

I'm pro-metaphor, as you probably already know.  They're helpful in just about every area in life to make yourself understood.  I like being understood.  I need to be understood, in fact.  And even if you think I'm a neurotic who's highly delusional, as long as you understand me, we're good.  Careful with metaphors though, they can get bloated or even contaminated by other metaphors.  Then your chances of being understood are about as likely as a low-talker at a Monsters of Rock concert.  But that's a simile.  Don't mess with those.