Facebook is a bubble chamber

The “Great Malaphor Hunter”, Mike Kovacs, uttered this one at lunch the other day.  He was talking about Facebook posts and how people don’t engage in actual discussions with others with opposing views.  This is a nice mashup of “live in a bubble” (separated from society or sheltered) and “echo chamber” (a metaphorical description of a situation in which beliefs are amplified or reinforced by communication and repetition inside a closed system). When I heard this, I immediately thought of Get Smart and the “cone of silence”.  A big thanks to Anthony Kovacs for outting his Dad, malaphorically speaking.

It’s not too late to stuff that stocking with THE book on malaphors, “He Smokes Like a Fish and other Malaphors”, available on Amazon for a mere 7.99.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692652205  That’s cheaper than those Altoids you were thinking of dropping in the Christmas sock.