Monday, February 21, 2005

Horrible Metaphor

"This thing is going down to the wire," said Assemblyman Keith L. Wright, a Democrat, possibly the only one of nine candidates for Manhattan borough president who supports the stadium. "This is going to be a two-minute drill. Either you score a touchdown, or you miss a field goal at the end."
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A touchdown and a missed field goal aren't opposites. It would have been simpler if he just said, "This is going to be a two-minute drill. Either you score or you don't."

Also, nobody's going to get Jet fan support for a new stadium if they talk about missed field goals during this off season.

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