Beyond Metaphor:
Just What Is 12-Gauge?

It is, obviously, a shotgun.

Surgical steel used in female genital piercings.

Aluminum used in $2,995 snow blower.

Galvanized chain link fence.

Bulk storage tanks for water, fuel oil, chemical, etc.

Welded steel frame used in network centers (office furniture).

Rap band. Some songs: "Dunkie Butt," "U Go Girl."

Solid copper used in burial vaults: "The burial vault is an outer burial receptacle that protects the casket and the deceased against moisture, the weight of the earth and the elements, in a earthen burial situation."

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November 18, 1995