08-19-2020, 06:10 AM
Pushing a thread is like pushing a string, but still...
Governor Cuomo proclaimed that "COVID-19 is a metaphor." Berman, Atlantic columnist, retorts that "COVID-19 is NOT a metaphor!"
I disagree. All anyone seems to be able to say is that COVID is like the 1918 influenza, or like the Black Death, like the Hong Kong flu or like polio. I hereby proclaim: "COVID-19 is a simile!"
Governor Cuomo proclaimed that "COVID-19 is a metaphor." Berman, Atlantic columnist, retorts that "COVID-19 is NOT a metaphor!"
I disagree. All anyone seems to be able to say is that COVID is like the 1918 influenza, or like the Black Death, like the Hong Kong flu or like polio. I hereby proclaim: "COVID-19 is a simile!"
Non-practicing atheist