Monday, July 17, 2006
Brave New (to me, anyway) Metaphor
'' ‘It's steeper than a cow's face,’ said Tony Duprey, an air tactical group supervisor who has flown helicopter reconnaissance.” (Storms Add to Calif. Firefighters' Worries, The Associated Press, July 17, 2006) He was referring to the terrain in one of the current California wildfires.
Frankly, not having spent much time with cows, I had to find a picture. Yup, that’s steep.
