That gave me another chuckle, Bob. Thanks!
Chris
> On 1 Mar 2015, at 13:47, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I might be able to overlook the use of ricochet in that sense as a kind
> bending of one meaning to illustrate another. Boats certainly don’t ricochet,
> but the image of one slamming from one rock to another is rather fanciful. Of
> course, if you’ve ever _seen_ a boat hit rocks, you know they don’t do
> anything that even approximates a ricochet. They tend to slam and bounce and
> fall to pieces as they either sink or get flung up on the shore. Depending on
> the size of the boat, it seems a slow-motion event. Okay, I change my mind.
> Silly writer! Boats don’t ricochet, even when driven by poetic license.
>
> But “lying supine” is beyond the pale. At least they didn’t say “laying
> supine.” Give thanks for small favors. <g>
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