"curving ambition"

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

from an account (by Christina McClendon) of an Stanford art exhibit
"Repetitious Antics", in the Stanford Daily, 2/26/07, p. 2:

Humor is a key element in Walker and Tornatzky's work: their
"Aerobics for Assimilation" is cuttingly hilarious, recommending to
women in business such exercises as "Bending under the glass
ceiling ... Flat back and arm extension":

"This position may cause some strain, but if you practice throughout
the work day you will quickly become more and more accustomed to
bending under your invisible barrier.  This exercise aids in curving
ambition in women and allows corporate America to function as it
always has."

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"curve your enthusiasm" pulls up a lot of googlehits hits that are
obviously puns, but also some that might be eggcornic, e.g.:

And Golgotha, remember to curve your enthusiasm a little tiny bit, at
the very least don't call your pops 'dude'.
club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=162151&page=5

and some that seem to have reinterpreted "curb your enthusiasm" so as
to accommodate the sense of "curve", e.g.:

... a full press release of the new Rainbow Six 3. You can read the
whole article here. There are also a few new nice screenshots to
curve your enthusiasm!
www.grmatch.com/month.archive.php?month=March%202002

arnold

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