In the heat of battle my father wove a tapestry of obscenity that, as far as we know, is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan.

Ralphie Parker

A Christmas Story

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Topic

Swearing

Speaker

Ralphie Parker

Actor

Peter Billingsley

Source

A Christmas Story

Medium

Film

Genre

Christmas movie Comedy (film) Christmas Comedy

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1983 1980s 20th century

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Citation

A Christmas Story. Directed by Bob Clark, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1983.

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You may keep one of your children. The other one must go.

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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Citation

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

Animal House. Directed by John Landis, Universal Pictures, 1978.

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

The inward gates of a bird are always open.
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But whether any man's are ajar is doubtful.

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Topic
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Author

Hugh MacDiarmid
Source
On a Raised Beach
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1934 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

MacDiarmid, Hugh. "On a Raised Beach." Stony Limits and Other Poems. Victor Gollancz, 1934.