Wrestling Metaphor Fanatic Gifts

'I've been wrestling with my conscience, Pastor, but now it wants to make it two out of three falls.'

Reading my Critics

Why we need poetry. . .

"He was a big man, but he moved like a cat."

'I'd put it on the back burner, but the stove's been repossessed.'

"We had a brainstorm - I hope it's a brainchild."

A Poem about Sand

"You know what I think, babe? Seven on the Richter scale."

Wow. A corner office at last

"Either accept the pay reduction or you get sent down to the minors."

'I don't suppose I need to remind anyone that when I use the term 'bite the bullet,' I mean it metaphorically.'

'Are those physical or metaphorical thunderclouds moving in.'

"I'm more interested in hearing about the eggs you're hiding from yourself."

WWFood Stores.

'Unlike Wall Street, with its strict rules regulating insider trading, 'Love Street' remains un-regulated, and I'm pleases to let you know now, before the official announcement, that the position of Rolf Fusco's girlfriend is open.'

If poets wrote road signs.

"The elephant is in the OTHER room. I want to talk about the PENGUIN in the room."

'So push has come to shove...'

'We need more points in the paint.'

Ambitions...To Eat My Words: "Lobster, Fllet Steak, Peaches in Brandy."

"now let's try one without the tusks."

"There are far too many balls in your court, Brintner!"

'Is it okay if I'm represented by counsel on open-school night?'

"It's the new business model - my ideas have sex with your ideas."

"... And this, gentlemen, is our target for the next six months."

Executive Coach: Specializing in sports metaphores.

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

"I've fallen for you hook, line and really BIG sinker."

Broccoli reading: 'Coping with Anthropomorphism'.

"I think you need to reboot your carrot."

"he's out of the woods and resting comfortably in a sunlit glade."

'What's this, Dawkins?another of you 'visual metaphors'?'