New Airport Activity: The Face Toss

Quote:  “I’m throwing away my whole face.”  Traveler Julie Beasley in the New York Times.

Figure of Speech:  synecdoche (syn-EC-do-kee), the scale-changing figure.

Liquids, including cosmetics, are verboten on commercial flights following the announcement of a foiled terrorist plot.  So 31-year-old Julie Beasley finds herself tossing her Chanel lip gloss and lipstick into a trash barrel at the Phoenix airport.

She describes the act with a synecdoche (“to take one thing with another”), a figure that swaps parts for a whole or vice versa.  Bluehairs seem even more fond of “putting their face on,” substituting a body part for an arsenal of cosmetics.

Maybe the airlines should include makeup along with their peanuts.  Consider it a face-saving measure.

Snappy Answer:  “Then I’m not going near that trash can.”

Comments

[Daniels]

Problem is, she threw away her whole face for the lie on the street. The terrorist plot was staged, as was London 7/7, Oklahoma City Bombing, 9/11, Madrid and Bali. Also, the attack on the USS Cole, and the Gulf of Tonkin incident that "justified" the Vietnam War.
Check this out if you don't believe me:
http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=786048453686176230&q=terrorstorm

[Figaro]

Our first conspiracy nut! Figaro hits the bigtime.