Metaphor Gifts

"Nation-building never works."

Relationship counselor: 'She started behaving strangely, and our man-machine interface has become unpredictable.'

"Why is there so much emphasis put on our stupid race?" "I think people are more interested in it as a metaphor than as an actual race." "Slow and steady wins the race, that sort of thing." "That would explain why I always lose..." "Bartender, another please." "Maybe you should slow down." "You never learn do you?"

"Mrs. Marsha Mullhouse, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, asks, "Are You subject to the laws of physics, or are the laws of physics subject to You?"

"National Metaphor Day by the looks of it."

Is plagiarism the same as value adding?

"Hello - I'm from the future..."

"I've never read such utter nonsense! There's a guy here reckons we're all living in some kind of computer simulation!"

'...she still can't manage a decent sports metaphor.'

"See what you get for thinking outside the fishbowl!"

"You want answers?" "I want the truth!" "You can't handle the infinite explanation of cosmological arguments relating to the truth!"

All this pressure to be the perfect storm...

'I predict that the next big trend will be spontaneous non-existence.'

Poetry repairman

"I'm the bluebird of low expectations."

'Stick and Carrot Business Incentive Consultants.'

"I've been feeling a bit empty lately."

Virginia Foxx Caricature

'So push has come to shove...'

'He's trying to fine-tune the economy again.'

"This is a little embarrassing to admit, but everything that happens happens for no real reason."

The Nature Writer Writer.

Introduction to Metaphysics.

Philosophers studying meta-physical chemistry.

"What can you tell me about the meaning of death?"

Poet becomes a puppeteer for his own hand.

"Inside you there are two wolves..."

'This is the eight hundred and sixty-seventh day of my captivity - How about you?'

'Remember, Stevens, things are rarely what they appear to be.'

Miss Underhill's School Of Writing Sample Lesson

Metaphors.