"Linda'Shoot the Hippo' lashes out"

[MarkOttawa]

A post at The Torch:
http://toyoufromfailinghands.blogspot.com/2008/04/linda-hippo-lashes-out.html

Mark
Ottawa

 

[Yrys]

If hippo is in reference to her weight, I find that on the offensive side.
When does someone refer to the weight of politicals or journalists men  ?

(except Mr.Chrétien, indirectly, when he promoted Mr.Coderre to Sport minister)

 

[MarkOttawa]

Yrys: The reference is in fact to an earlier book of Ms McQuaig's:

Shooting The Hippo
http://www.amazon.ca/Shooting-Hippo-Linda-Mcquaig/dp/0670847674/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208638199&sr=8-1

Mark
Ottawa

 

[Old Sweat]

Mark


Your point is well taken. However, like Yrys I originally miscontstrued the title. If you had referred to her as Linda "Shoot the Hippo" McQuaig, even dullards like me would have got the message a lot quicker.

Regards,

Sweatie

 

[Yrys]

Thanks for the clarification, Mark. I'm glad I didn't jump on my hippo on that one  , as I wasn't sure !

But I wouldn't have got the message quicker, with the suggested title of Old Sweat, being unfamiliar with the book...

 

[MarkOttawa]

Old Sweat: Title changed.  For benefit of others the original was "Linda the Hippo lashes out".

Mark
Ottawa