Via Kieran Healy at Crooked Timber: in the Guardian's World Cup coverage, a covey of metaphors jostle cheek-to-jowl in a custard of figuration:
Posted by Geoff Nunberg at July 5, 2006 05:14 PMFrance began this tournament saddled with worries about the ageing legs at the heart of their team, but they have changed their tune.