European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes monday september 30, 1985 columns metaphors sometimes run aground b pm Patrick one of the must effective devices in prove Pomposi Sun when it s used properly is the metaphor for a Tot example we Hae the ship of stale thai sails through a sea of red Ink one key to effective use of metaphor is Brevity another is consistency 1 his was from the associated press in a summer feature about Joe Dimaggi u the Man they affectionately Call the Yankee Clipper says he is not of fended by the cold shoulder he pets from the base Ball establishment bul close friends say thai As proud Man. The wound carries a cutting this was from the Knight news service Marlin a Silverstein is a Blond woman in her late 40s with a muscular work ethic and an equally sinewy sense of fun. She has a worldly Brand of laughter Hal Origi nates deep in her respiratory system and dovetails nicely with her refusal to take herself too Moth writers had problems. The reference to a cold the Morrisey Tell us dates from medieval Days when a Welcome Gucci at the Castle got a hoi meal inc unwelcome go cols got a cold shoulder of Mutton. After Koo years the phrase has lost its fresh Ness but no matter. The a s reporter had More serious troubles with As a proud Man the wound carries a culling a arg belter As a proud Man he deeply resents his or som Ching. Anything in tic second horrid exam pc. The writer sought to draw figures of speech from Anatomy. He got through a muscular ethic and a sinewy sense of fun he had laughter originating deep in the respiratory system and then he had this Brand of laughter dovetailing with a refusal. How did dovetailing get in there in Cabin making. A dovetail is formed by the interlock ing of Morlis and tenon. There s no Way that a consistent figure of speech can be formed by the inter Locking of Muscles sinews lungs and dovetails. I Don t mean to pick on grandma As the a used to be called but some of its reporters do mangle their is Nav last May. Said the a the Pope travelled by helicopter to Belgium where he prayed at a site where the Virgin Mary is reported to have appeared and said an outdoor mass for about 35,000 people " closer to Home from Mcpherson. Kan., the a reported that obscenity charges had been filed against he owners of two stores that rent videotapes for violating Community United press International also has off moments. I rom Vecsi Germany up in july Lold us about a wealthy Man who wanted to do something about the nation s falling birth rate. Rademachir said he will give a 1,000-Mark note to the parents of any child born in the 2.500-Populalkm town of Paulbach be tween july 1985 and the end of 1986 with no strings not even an umbilical Cord. Almost All of us in the news business have troubles. In Vero Beach l la., the press journal reported the arrest of a juvenile who was charged with the pos session of a by gun under the age of 16."a Reader in Lake Wales Fla sends a clipping about a new York doctor charged with treating a robber s gunshot wounds or. Alan Barkman 39, wearing a curly Brown woman s wig to avoid detection was arrested thursday night More easily forgiven Are the mangles that non pros commit. The older women s league of Washington recently sent a bulletin to members owl is currently preparing a Gray paper on death and dying and will be sponsoring a forum on inc right to die in Washington d.c., later this that s what they say politics will kill you. C univ Erwin or crisis american style hard to take by Art buchwa1.dwhile Buchwald is on vacation vie arc reprinting some of his columns from the past living in Washington during a time of crisis can be a very nerve racking experience. Having gone through two do in crises while living in Paris think i m in a Good position to compare the differences Between the two. For one thing in Paris you rarely meet the people involved in a crisis. Occasionally you run into a French spokesman at a Bistro but for the most part the people working on a French crisis Are Complete strangers and unavailable to the foreign press. There fore since the crisis is being handled by people you Don t know you have the feeling the situation is Wellin hand. In Washington it s entirely different. Your next door neighbor May be the person involved with the crisis and you know him but you know his kids. The Guy who is out there on sunday painting his Fence or raking his leaves is the same Guy who is i charge of working out the master plan for the joint chiefs of staff. The Fellows you play poker with Are in charge of decisions that could affect everybody. And it does t make you feel any better if you Buffone of them out of a hand. In Washington your dinner partner could be the wife of an important official. And it scares you to wonder How much influence she has on her husband decisions. And it in t beyond belief that a Congress Man or senator in charge of world shaking events could Pinch your wife under the table. While this is human it also scares the Devil out of you. In Paris so Many crises arc going on that half the time you would never know you were in one. In Washington crises Are built up slowly and dramatically. First. I know something is going on. I Don t know what it is and my next door neighbor has been sworn not to Tell me. But i know he knows and that s pretty spooky right there. Then i hear that something important is going to be done about something i Don t know is happening. Key figures in government Don t show up for dinner. Other key figures do show up for dinner. This is to confuse everyone. The Secretary of stale catches a cold the vice president catches a cold the entire Cabinet is sneezing. It s Safe to say when the president catches a cold Central America gets pneumonia. But that s All i know. A newspaper Friend Calls up and says what do you know you reply what do you know he says i know it s you say i hear it s who did you hear it from he wants to know. I can t Tali that s the same Guy i heard it from " he says. I just wanted by this time your nerves Are worn to to a frazzle. Your wife wants to know if she can have new closets built. You Tell her to wait until the president Speaks. Finally the president Speaks and you Tell her she can thave her new closets. Then you have a crisis at Home. The main difference Between a crisis in Paris and a crisis in Washington is that if you re an american in Paris and the crisis is serious you know that the american government will evacuate you. Bul if you re an american stationed in Washington and the crisis lakes a turn for the worse you can be sure that nobody cares what the hell happens to you. Of. \ Totcoff i today s crossword by Al Gene 37lv.nn.-ct.irut Rity 40 across hominy5 Rhi Niraj do know i \ son Post Phoeve 1, for in Law that rubbish Elsie this Okay just make Are in order. Stu ii v
