The Glass is Too Big - Home

I've got a new analogy that I latched on to. It replaces the phrases I've been using when someone has a solution in search of a problem. Usually, I go with something from the "when you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail" camp. However, that is so overused as to be ignored by lots of the people I'm talking to.

However, this morning, I read a posting that carried the idea of a silver bullet a bit further than just the phrase and left me with the idea of "Searching for Werewolves" with a silver bullet in hand as my new analogy of choice in these situations.

It's vivid, just obscure enough to delight those who get it, but accessible enough to those who don't that they won't feel dumb for not having gotten it immediately. I like it.

So, if you come to me with a really great solution that doesn't solve a problem, you're going to get asked about your werewolf hunt. You've been warned.

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