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Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:00 AM

Can Frodo save Iraq?

Sen. Rick Santorum thinks the war is distracting the "Eye of Mordor." But we really want to know your fantastical literary metaphors for the war in Iraq!

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  • Wednesday, October 18, 2006 01:44 PM

    Suggested gay metaphors for the Iraq Adventure

    1. "Toto, we aren't in Kansas anymore."

    2. "Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again."

    3. "I am big. It's the pictures that got small."

    4. "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night."

    5. "I can't fly this plane."

    Sources: Wizard of Oz, Rebecca, Sunset Boulevard, All About Eve and Airport 75.

    —Tom Wilinsky

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