LH: New York and the Train are both metaphors for Hell. Eric might object to at least one of those metaphors. Eric contends that hell is an acronym, at least for Turkish teachers. ERIC #: ED499225 Title: Welcome to HELL : Humor in English Language Learning http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED499225&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED499225 In _JB_ by Archibald MacLeish, a retelling of JOB, a popcorn vendor plays Satan. That seems appropriate. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html