I have no idea why you asked me that question. Look up metaphor in the dictionary. It’s an image, a figure of speech. Maybe you think a garbage collector is beneath you? I can tell you that I don’t have a problem having a conversation with a garbage collector or a sewer cleaner or a bus driver or any honest hardworking individual for that matter. Anyone who gets up each day and goes to work to make an honest living is alright by me. [/QUOTE..yeah lots of respect for garbage collectors you have when you mention the foul mouths they supposedly have,or is it just your particular garbage collector?and for the record i do think a garbage collector is beneath me,what fucking skill set does that job require?..and I always neatly double bag my garbage and make it easy for them to 'collect'..I'm an easy going guy and generally try to make things easier for people I don't know,but that doesn't mean I feel I'm on the same level as a common laborer