Meaning: uncomfortable topic or presence that doesn't quite fit (example 1, example 2)
Rewrite 1: whale in the pool Rewrite 2: rhino in the yard Rewrite 3: yacht in the pond Rewrite 4: refrigerator in the closet Rewrite 5: donkey at the tea party
Comments: While the original cliché is about something big and cumbersome that doesn't get discussed, I've gone for something that's simply big and doesn't fit all the way to something that's perhaps an opposite and uncomfortable.
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posted by Booksville Bookclub at 6:54 AM on Apr 23, 2010
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