Wednesday, August 30, 2006

 

the mixed metaphor and its relatives

some funny stuff i came across in a random book i found:

are we going to sit back and take this lying down?

every director bites the hand that lays the egg
- Sam Goldwyn

West Berlin is an oasis of democracy in a sea of communism
- John Hosken

Mr Speaker, i smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I'll nip him in the butt (??!!)
- The Oxford Book of Quotations

that man in the wheelchair is always jumping to conclusions

your insurance claim is proceeding like a house on fire

and finally...

for a man with a moustache, drinking soup can be quite a strain

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