Max wrote, >Or perhaps it just knocks the >stuffing out of your premise. Let's be civil. >but I don't see a metaphor problem. >Bubbles filled with animal spirits >and prone to random gyrations float >on the sea of the real economy. A >metaphor problem is that when they >burst, the effects on the economy >defy the characterization. It is an _inescapable fact_ that there's a metaphor problem when you have to mix three metaphors in a desperate effort rescue one. Speaking of threes, I'm envisioning a three ring circus. In ring number one: the real economy In ring number two: the New Deal (tattered and torn, but hanging on for dear life) In ring number three: Wall Street "Laugh hysterically as a thousand clowns emerge from the social securimobile in ring number two!" "Gasp as Alan Greenspan walks the interest rate tightrope high above ring number three!" "Thrill as Michel Camdessus tames the Asian tigers in ring number one!" The amazing thing about this three ring circus is that the events in any one particular ring go on unaffected by the events in the two other rings. Sure. Get me some peanuts, Max. I've gotta to go feed the elephant in the back lot. Regards, Tom Walker ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #408 1035 Pacific St. Vancouver, B.C. V6E 4G7 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (604) 669-3286 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The TimeWork Web: http://www.vcn.bc.ca/timework/
