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Biting the Cheek as a Metaphor for the Middle East

from Iran, Israel & The Cool Aunt | The Tim Dillon Show #389 · #389

1 min

Tim opens by describing accidentally biting the inside of his cheek and inflaming it, using the cycle of re-injury as an extended metaphor for the endless, unresolvable nature of Middle East conflict.

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  • Tim compares biting the inside of your cheek to the Middle East conflict as an endless, self-inflicted cycle.
  • The cheek-biting metaphor explained: inflammation that worsens because you keep biting it, just like regional instability.
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