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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Iron Lung?

0I know what an iron lung is. But what about "ruling our house with an iron lung?"02br
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0I have heard of ruling with an iron fist, but I have never heard of "ruling our house with an iron lung". 010id7

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  • 0I have heard of ruling with an iron fist, but I have never heard of "ruling our house with an iron lung".
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0I have heard of ruling with an iron fist, but I have never heard of "ruling our house with an iron lung". 05000 What's the context?010id7
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0"if we are still dominated by anger, contempt, and *******-01del00still 'ruling our house wiht an iron lung,' and so forth02del00-the tender areas into which Jesus now moves will simply icomprehensible"02br
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0It does seem like a play on words. I suppose an "iron lung" might be a metaphor for "a habit of forceful and aggressive speech".02br
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00Or perhaps because you're encased in an iron lung, you're not open to "tenderness".02br
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00Very mysterious. I suppose it couldn't be a simple mistake? The wrong metaphor, in the heat of the moment?02br
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0 00i really have nothing valuable to add to this discussion except to suggest that the term 'iron lung' may just be a magnet for obscure metaphors. for another example, check out these lyrics by radiohead; it starts clear but the meaning gets murkier as the song goes on. (also, there may be some offensive language in the song.)02br
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