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About this quote

What does it mean?
Ferrell uses hyperbole to mock the difficulty of finding jobs in a bad economy by comparing it to an impossible task.
In plain terms
Finding a job in this bad economy is nearly impossible, like finding WMDs in Iraq.
What can you take from it?
Economic struggles can be highlighted through extreme comparisons.

Where it applies

  • job hunting
  • economic discussion
  • political commentary

Putting it to work

  • illustrating economic hardship

Questions to consider

  • How do we describe impossible odds?
  • Is this exaggeration or truth?

Another view

The analogy relies on a specific historical context that may not hold.

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