Tempest in a teapot?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="tempest">tempest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teapot">teapot</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="misunderstanding">misunderstanding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squabble">squabble</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tempest">tempest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teapot">teapot</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="issue">issue</span> – <span word="after">after</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grips">grips</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarrel">quarrel</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cease">cease</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="clich">clich</span>é, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="molehill">molehill</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="molehill">molehill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mole">mole</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="furry">furry</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="tunnels">tunnels</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> – <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="moles">moles</span> <span word="forage">forage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="molehill">molehill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tunnels">tunnels</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="hill">hill</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Himalayas">Himalayas</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>.</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tempest">tempest</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="brewing">brewing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teapot">teapot</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="tempest">tempest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="downpours">downpours</span>, <span word="thunders">thunders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lightening">lightening</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="teapot">teapot</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kettle">kettle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="boiling">boiling</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lid">lid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teapot">teapot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="boiling">boiling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evaporating">evaporating</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="tumultuous">tumultuous</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Tempestuous">Tempestuous</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="insist">insist</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>.</p>
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