Crisis Metaphors Surge: Our Cup Overloadeth

Saturday, 11 October 2008

The overload of metaphor used to describe the financial crisis and consequent bailout has caused our Metaphor Observation Circuits (MOC’s) to blow. Please consult a technician.

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