tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post5188246832202764023..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: MalaphorsAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-79648777598725745002022-10-13T11:35:56.759-04:002022-10-13T11:35:56.759-04:00That's a nice bit of writingThat's a nice bit of writingAssistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-34459239283751329762022-10-13T11:31:36.027-04:002022-10-13T11:31:36.027-04:00See also the trope "Metaphorgotten," whe...See also the trope "Metaphorgotten," when the metaphor or simile goes astray:<br /><br />"...Three decks of balcony and bulkhead were crumpled and staved-in as if a tree had fallen on them. It would have had to have been a redwood tree, I suppose, and made of iron. Perhaps dropped from orbit. Never mind the tree; it looked like a bomb had gone off."<br /><br />https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MetaphorgottenEarl Wajenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972213104063301125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-55218254669723005752022-10-10T16:35:39.574-04:002022-10-10T16:35:39.574-04:00These are great.These are great.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111391338812214765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-61773261851424082382022-10-10T14:54:31.706-04:002022-10-10T14:54:31.706-04:00Don't count your chicks in the bush.Don't count your chicks in the bush.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-6387311641657568802022-10-10T09:20:13.019-04:002022-10-10T09:20:13.019-04:00I'm not batting on all 12 today.I'm not batting on all 12 today.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com