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Strained Metaphor Alert

By The Daily Dish

Oct 28 2009, 1:51 AM ET

"They seek him here. They seek him there. Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Jean-Pierre Treiber bears little resemblance to the daring, aristocratic Scarlet Pimpernel. He is a former forest worker and game-keeper, accused of the brutal kidnapping and double murder of a young, lesbian couple in 2004," - The Independent.

The Awl adds, "Yeah, when you put it that way I can see the difference."



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