“Bug“ and “feature“ are among our most potent stealth metaphors. Thanks @zimjay.bsky.social! #languagefun #metaphorsandbeyond

Mary Geddry concerning wartime supplies: “. . . the administration is also out here behaving like someone who just opened the pantry and discovered it’s mostly napkins and one stale sleeve of crackers.“ Oops. Call to nearby grocery stores?! #insight #perspective #awareness #metaphorsandbeyond

Are you inside or outside the casino? Tears? #perspective #insight #metaphorsandbeyond

and loud baked-in damage into one potent, anticipatory announcement. Hold on! #insight #perspective #metaphorsandbeyond

Nice historical loop-back simile. Thanks Aibo-Zonny!
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Mary Geddry on Substack notes concerning some in the U.S. Congress recognizing that too much power has been given to the executive branch by republicans: “Having set the house on fire, Congress is now earnestly discussing the importance of smoke detectors.“ #metaphorsandbeyond #insight #perspective

". . . make even Scrooge blush." Takes an historical stealth metaphor and drives home the degree of disgusting greed. Thanks
@rbreich.bsky.social
! #metaphorsandbeyond #perspective #insight

". . . make even Scrooge blush." Takes an historical stealth metaphor and drives home the degree of disgusting greed. Thanks @rbreich.bsky.social! #metaphorsandbeyond #perspective #insight

Adam Chandler on the experience of visiting a Crumbl store: “Visiting a Crumbl can seem a bit like stepping into an Instagram Reel directed by North Korea state media and shot by Norman Rockwell.“ #metaphorsandbeyond

AutoZone reference for the simile win! Thanks Mrs. Betty Bowers!
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Rex Huppke on the high seas: “As Trump’s decade-plus time as captain of the MAGA cruise ship winds its way into infamy, it appears the rats are either fleeing the ship or gearing up to fight over scraps in the galley.”
Thanks @rexhuppke.bsky.social !
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Great and accurate phrase; also “road test” and “traction” are two of our very best stealth metaphors for evaluating potentially potent words. Thanks @larryhochman.bsky.social!
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(e.g., bunkers, balconies, oxygen, fencing off failed golf courses, collapse, an uninvited wedding guest, Judge Judy, empty cans of beans); takes many point of comparison to capture the moment. Enjoy!
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George Packer combines stealth metaphors (rotted out and floor) with an archetypal metaphor (fall into) to offer a prediction about our politics and morality: “Once morality is rotted out by partisan relativism, the floor gives way and the fall into nihilism is swift.”
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Zack Hill Cartoon about computers, older people, and book stores.

Zack Hill cleverly demonstrates that not all metaphiers are able to bridge age gaps. Carry on! #metaphorsandbeyond

“Thorn in the side” is one of our very best stealth metaphors; it sticks with you as it penetrates the worthy stick-ee. Well done Jonathan Peelle!
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Mary Geddry:
“Trump isn’t content to nibble at the edges, he’s going full Red Queen, running through the White House shouting ‘off with their heads!’ at anyone who stands in his way.”
Shake him Alice, shake him!!
Thanks Lewis Carroll! Thanks Mary Geddry!
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Where’s that flood insurance when we need it?! Thanks Joyce White Vance!
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“push,” “verge,” “stall,” and “top” serve QUICKLY to use the power of stealth metaphors to accomplish the task at hand (which is also a stealth metaphor). How’s your stealth metaphor game (also a stealth metaphor)? Do tell! Thanks Adam Wren! #metaphorsandbeyond

There's a worthwhile analogy cooking within that apt story just waiting for the right writer to find and use it! Thanks @michaelerard.bsky.social! #metaphorsandbeyond

A strong, well-crafted metaphor can do that for you and your readers. Do tell! #metaphorsandbeyond

"Bulletproof" is one of our strongest stealth metaphors. Thanks YourAnonHope! #metaphorsandbeyond

"Filling pockets," and "on the backs of" serve as two of our most potent stealth metaphors. Well done Dawn! Thanks!
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Finding such material is fun when you begin to notice how often observations, sayings, and ponding by others can be converted to a worthwhile comparison. Keep an eye (and ear) out!
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According to Laura Ullrich fog may be the best way to capture job seeking or job offering in the face of AI challenges and opportunities. Many thanks to CBS Sunday Morning for interviewing and quoting her. If fog was NOT available as a point of comparison what would you use? #metaphorsandbeyond

“Root” is one of our most substantial stealth metaphors and Robert Reich’s use of it signals the arduous tasks ahead of us. Buckle in!
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Texas MAGA power grab? HCR wrote: “On the road to authoritarianism, this is a whole factory of red flags.“ instantly tells you the depth and breadth of the TX MAGA move. She combines one stealth metaphor (on the road) with a clever modification of one. Thanks HCR! Well done. #metaphorsandbeyond

Travel, journey, or distance stealth metaphors often serve when we need necessary encouragement. Thanks!
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Historical analogy via software update terminology! “Torrey Taussig . . . said the Trump-Putin meeting risked being seen as ‘Yalta 2.0,‘ referring to the 1945 summit in which leaders of the U.S., U.K. and Soviet Union carved up postwar spheres of influence.“ #metaphorsandbeyond

Anne Lamott calls up a useful container metaphor to describe some folks you’ve been worried about, they’re, she writes: “. . . bottomlessly stupid and greedy.” Enough said; you know what to do!
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