Pressure forces a U-turn over swans: Park trustees have cancelled an order for black swans after residents sai... http://bit.ly/1lRRj4j
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@anomalyuk@Mercury1712 Definitely one for@Linguagroover to have some fun with. -
@CollectablesUK1@anomalyuk@Mercury1712 Possibly not finest choice of words but best to limit comment in this case to 'sensible decision' -
@CollectablesUK1@anomalyuk@Mercury1712 Not having any more swans, that is, rather than the metaphor -
@Linguagroover@CollectablesUK1@Mercury1712 there's a whole other discussion over a "black swan" as metaphor for an unprecedented event -
@anomalyuk You're quite right, and that passed me by :-(@CollectablesUK1@Mercury1712 Also in ancient times a rarity http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/black-swan?q=black+swan …
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