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plucky underdog on June 4, 2008 - 7:23pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Oil industry metaphors used in newspaper headlines that set my teeth on edge...

  • Pipe Dream
  • Oil's Well At company name
  • Slick as a synonym for clever or even just good
  • Profits Gush At company name

    • Any others?

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    andybts on June 5, 2008 - 5:38am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

    Not oil industry, but...

    'With the onrushing food crunch, investors are ploughing into agricultural commodities.'

    ...is a little nauseating... and seems to be 'cropping up' quite frequently ;)

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