"war" = brief, if heated, media controversy

[Matthew Gordon]

You might take some comfort in knowing you're not fighting this war on "war"
alone. The Kansas vs. Missouri football game, historically labeled the
Border War, was rebranded some years back to the Border Showdown as a show
of respect for our troops. Details at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Showdown


On 9/11/08 10:02 AM, "Jonathan Lighter" <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Just when you (i.e., I) thought no word could be sucked drier of its customary
> meaning, Fox News runs a spot touting an imminent disussion of "Smears,
> Lipstick Wars, and [something else I was too irritated to catch, but you get
> the idea]!!"
>
> "War" has been a choice metaphor for anything involving a sustained difference
> of opinion since, I believe, the prominence of _Star Wars_ in thye late '70s.
> I first noticed this phenomenon around 1990, however, when an NPR report
> focused on "the latest battle in the metaphor wars."  I don't recall what that
> battle was about, but it did seem to be trivial and ephemeral.
>
> Guess I'm just too sensitive. Forget it.
>
> JL
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