Metaphors .. anyone ?

I love talking in metaphors. They seem to tickle my mind. I cant wait to get my brains picked, because I think behind every metaphor I dispense, there are quite a few more reasons than the ones that I would care to admit or pay attention to.
I like the feedback that the metaphors give me. I like that point in time when I am sitting smugly and somebody delivers a whammy, something that I had not thought of. Or thought that I had not thought of.
Does it mean that I compare everything ? Does it mean that I have this annoying habit of making a comment when I taste a bit of crocodile meat and say .. "Hey, it tastes like Chicken!" ? No.
Metaphors are incomplete in essence. They need to be in a closed loop for the .. hmm.. chicken to cross the road. I dont use the phrase "It's like" in my metaphors. Its like saying .. whatever. That makes me seem more simple-minded than I really am. A peasant actually, as a tight-assed englishman would say. Thats almost disrespect.
Speaking in metaphors, I believe assumes that the person you are trying to converse with is actually intelligent. That is a good start in my opinion. Its better to start there than at the bottom and working the way up.
So.. what am I trying to say again ? Anyone ?