# Not this dumb metaphor again **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 14, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-this-dumb-metaphor-again/759936 "2016-07-14T23:27:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-this-dumb-metaphor-again/759936/41 "2016-07-16T00:58:34Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > And avoid cliche’s like the plague. > [@Kimballkid](#): > > And excess apostrophes. Was too lazy to cut and paste the diacritical e ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-this-dumb-metaphor-again/759936/42 "2016-07-16T01:27:34Z")
You know, every time we end up with an idiotic or offensive OP, I play a game with myself about who could’ve written. Amazingly, since I always have these asshats on ignore, I end up right more often than not when I peek. Thanks for keeping my (mostly) winning streak going! ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-this-dumb-metaphor-again/759936/43 "2016-07-16T13:50:55Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > I literally don’t understand the question. Do you think no word should ever be used in a sense you do not consider literal? > [@](#): > > Oppose. Deal with. Stop. End. Reject. Just a few off the top of my head. > > Not in this case, but in others, words like heal, solve, reject, etc. may work too. Are you suggesting we make a bargain with violence? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-this-dumb-metaphor-again/759936/44 "2016-07-16T17:04:47Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > I don’t care what you think of me. I’m not here to prove anything to you. I am a progressive. I speak for myself. You’re a liar, and nobody cares what you have to say. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-this-dumb-metaphor-again/759936/45 "2016-07-16T18:32:01Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > You’re a liar, and nobody cares what you have to say. I guess I care, inasmuch as when I take him seriously, the stupid burns me like the sun burns a vampire. But if I make fun of his dumbshittery, I find it easier to tolerate :). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-this-dumb-metaphor-again/759936/46 "2016-07-16T18:32:18Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > Was too lazy to cut and paste the diacritical e ALT+0233 if you’re using Windows. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-this-dumb-metaphor-again/759936/47 "2016-07-16T20:32:05Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > ALT+0233 if you’re using Windows. When I really really want it, I type “cafe” in Word or some other program with autocorrect, copy and paste. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-this-dumb-metaphor-again/759936.md?page=2)