Using a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridcully was li…

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Using a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridcully was like a red flag to a bu... was like putting something very annoying in front of someone who was annoyed by it. ✨ Lords And Ladies. Book by Terry Pratchett, 1992.
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Using a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridcully was like a red flag to a bu... was like putting something very annoying in front of someone who was annoyed by it. ✨ Lords And Ladies. Book by Terry Pratchett, 1992.

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