As an immigrant into the US, I slowly became familiar with the different national origins represented here, such as African-American and Mexican-American groups. Mexican-American culture intrigued me. However, I had a superficial understanding of...
First Pitch, Seventh Inning Stretch, Hit the Ball out of the Park, Pinch Hitter, Touch Base, Ballpark Estimate Over the years, it has become apparent to me that Baseball holds a unique place in...
My 101 blog post focused on expressions with a religious origin that have the word ‘Devil’ used in them, my 201 blog post had those with the words ‘Angel’ or ‘Heaven’ and my 301...
My first and second post in this category focused on expressions with the word Devil, Angel or Heaven respectively. This blog post is a continuation. This blog post is a continuation. My regular disclaimer...
In the movie The Italian Job, John Bridger quips: “Trust everyone, just don’t trust the devil inside them.” Am I the only one who has wondered why the devil hides in the details or...
My 101 blog post focused on religious expressions that have the word Devil used in them. This blog post is a continuation on expressions with religious origins. My disclaimer is that religion is complicated...
I grew up on a diet of cricket in India, and media in cricket-loving countries use cricket related metaphors all around. When I immigrated to the US, I didn’t recognize baseball metaphors until I’d...
Is politics the art of the possible or is it child’s play? Let’s look at some political metaphors and jargon that might answer this question. Politics is the Art of the Possible As politics...
This blog post discusses political metaphors that relate to nature : Political red herring, gerrymandering, logrolling and swift boat politics . The symbolism of color in politics is also highlighted . Other metaphors discussed...
Political lingo is rich with metaphors and jargon and owes its origin to animals, colors and nature, among many other categories. Once new to this country, I had thought that congressmen actually got whipped...
Boxing has come a long way in America, from it’s golden days of legends as Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield in the second half of the 19th century. The 20th century has seen much...
While baseball may be America’s favorite pastime, I quickly discovered that Football is called America’s passion for a reason. This blog post attempts to introduce some basic 101 Football concepts and metaphors related to...
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