Topic: Business Metaphor

2 chapters across the catalog

Sock Puppet Media
Episode 969 39:20 - 42:03

969: Sock Puppet Media

Football Terminology, Taking a Knee as a Business Metaphor

The term "taking a knee" is analyzed as both a football tactic used in the "victory formation" and a business metaphor for giving up or regrouping. An anecdote is shared about a misunderstanding in a restaurant where kneeling for a photo was mistaken for a marriage proposal.

Hillary For President!
Episode 220 14:24 - 19:00

220: Hillary For President!

Twilight Movie Allegory, American Business Metaphor

Adam Curry presents a theory that the movie Twilight serves as an allegory for modern American business and office environments. He compares the high school setting to a corporate office, the vampires to business consultants, and the werewolf characters to headhunters. The theory suggests the author's background as a receptionist influenced the story's underlying structure.