I wrote: (snip) > And the dreaming mind, because it can't communicate by talking, makes great > use of punning > and metaphors, sometimes with really obscure wordplay. It's a little like > someone trying to > explain something in sign language that they have to make up on the spot. It > can be startlingly > creative but usually in a down-to-earth way.
Charades. That's what it's like, the game of Charades. I knew there was something it was very similar to, but I couldn't bring it to mind when I was writing the above.