An abacus gone feral.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Keating uses a metaphor to describe someone as chaotic or unexpectedly wild.
- In plain terms
- He calls someone a wild version of a calculating tool.
- What can you take from it?
- Tools or methods can become chaotic.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes something feral?
- How do you describe chaos?
Another view
The meaning is obscure and relies on shared cultural knowledge of an abacus.
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