Coin a phrase...

Do you love playing with language? Join me in creating new phrases, metaphors, words, similes, slogans, etc. Periodically, I'll post a tired old phrase and you send me a fresh, new phrase that has the 'same' meaning. Or, I'll send you a description that begs for a new word and you send me a possible new word. Who knows? Maybe your new phrase or word will catch on. Maybe the phrase you coin will bring you fame and coin!

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Location: central Massachusetts

I have been a elementary school teacher and a computer programmer. Now I am a doctoral student in cognitive science studying the brainwaves of the 'aha' moment and how two concepts combine to make a new concept. Experiencing the 'aha' moment gives me a sense of wonder and awe. As long as I can remember I have always been trying to feel that wonder and awe so I constantly try to think 'outside the box' and see 'more than is there.' My puzzles and stories reflect this.

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Out of Place

"He's a fish out of water."
"She's a square peg in a round hole."

Create new phrases for being extremely out of place.

You may phrase your answer as a simile, as follows.

Example:
"He's as out of place as a Red Sox fan in an all-Yankee section."

10 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

"He's a snowman in a greenhouse."

4:21 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"He's a pig in a perfume store."

5:36 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"He's as out of place as the Cincinnati Bengals at the Super Bowl."
"She's as out of place as a Floridian in a blizzard."

6:10 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...as out of place as vodka at a lemonade stand."

7:44 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"He's as out of place as a hiking boot at a ballet class."
"She's as out of place as a ballet slipper at a construction site."

7:45 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...out of place as the devil in heaven."

11:59 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...out of place as a gnome in a Nativity set."

3:28 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...out of place as a pair of pants at a nudist colony."

4:56 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...out of place as a surf board in the desert."

5:22 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"...out of place as a Coke in a Pepsi plant."

9:41 AM  

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