"aphorism" = ?

Douglas G. Wilson douglas at NB.NET
Sun Nov 12 06:59:11 UTC 2006


>Let's see, now. What word can I pull out of my ass to make this
>bullshit seem academic? Oh, WTF, I'll just toss in "aphorism."

Well put.

Perhaps the writer was groping in the dark for "metaphor" (still maybe not
quite right but ...)?

-- Doug Wilson


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