My dad and I are discussing cognitive metaphor, how we think metaphorically, i.e. up, more, lightness are good, while down, less, and darkness are bad, and how this relates to political narrative. We’re noticing that not all “up” cases are necessarily good, as in “up yours”, and “shove it up your ass”.
Randy: Well perhaps it’s because our digestive systems are vertically oriented.
Dad: There’s also up shit creek, without a paddle.
Randy: I’m with you there dad, ‘down’ the creek would be worse.
Dad: Yes, where the volume flow rate is greater. Perhaps “at the mouth of shit creek,” where Donald Trump lives.
Metaphor