> I'm thinking of starting a collection of sentences
> like this.
How about this descent in banality:
"Bolivia's political situation is like a long road on which we make little progress."
That starts an article with the gripping title: "Bolivia, no calm after the storm"
Let's beat those dead metaphors to death...
From: http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050321-035301-2788r.htm