'...like a clown crossed with a cherry bomb.' --Anonymous young girl, liner notes to Used Songs: 1973-1980
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A metaphor comparing someone to a chaotic mix of absurdity and danger.
- In plain terms
- This person is a mix of silly and dangerous.
- What can you take from it?
- Some people combine harmless traits with risk.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes someone unpredictable?
- How do you assess risk?
Another view
It relies on metaphor that may obscure actual meaning.
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