Pot shot?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> - <span word="he">he</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> - <span word="mean">mean</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="shots">shots</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Pot">Pot</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="random">random</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shooter">shooter</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="prey">prey</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="target">target</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>), <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="criticizes">criticizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> “<span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>” <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gunshots">gunshots</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hunter">hunter</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flock">flock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deer">deer</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> – <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="prey">prey</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="deer">deer</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="random">random</span>, <span word="inaccurate">inaccurate</span> <span word="shots">shots</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="shots">shots</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wont">wont</span>, <span word="contrived">contrived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="theirs">theirs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goalkeeping">goalkeeping</span> <span word="blunder">blunder</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="Fabio">Fabio</span> <span word="Capello">Capello</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mocked">mocked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bungle">bungle</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="footballer">footballer</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unforced">unforced</span> <span word="error">error</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Gerrard">Gerrard</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.</p>
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