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
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