"The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another.", p. 5
http://www.amazon.com/Metaphors-We-Live ... 631&sr=1-1
Metaphors We Live By - by Lakoff and Johnson
Re: Metaphors We Live By - by Lakoff and Johnson
"On the other hand, metaphorical concepts can be extended beyond the range of ordinary literal ways of thinking and talking into the range of what is called figurative, poetic, colorful, or fanciful thought and language.", p. 13tbieter wrote:"The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another.", p. 5
http://www.amazon.com/Metaphors-We-Live ... 631&sr=1-1
Listen carefully to the following alleged "bizarre sex joke":
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/santoru ... -sex-joke/
I suggest that the speaker has uttered a colorful humorous metaphor that refers to a common pre/contraceptive pill situation and context which was:
When a female did not want to have sexual relations, she responded: "I have a headache."
The aspirin between the knees! Get it?
Not many Americans have.
Which I suggest is a sad commentary on the extent of our knowledge of metaphors, of cultural history, and on the state of our sense of humor.