‘ “Any message I can give him, if he turns up?”
“Yes. You can tell him I am going to break his neck.”
“Break his neck?”
“Yes. Are you deaf? Break his neck.”
I nodded pacifically.
“I see. Break his neck. Right. And if he asks why?”
“He knows why. Because he is a butterfly who toys with women’s hearts and throws them away like soiled gloves.”
“Right ho.” I hadn’t any notion that that was what butterflies did. Most interesting. “Well, I’ll let him know if I run across him.” '
-- P. G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters, chap. 6
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Mixed Metaphors
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Hey Kara!
That reminded me of a quote I read that came from a list of tongue-in-cheek suggestions for "How to Write Good",
"Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed."
It was good to see you at the workshop yesterday!
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