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<p><span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="red">red</span> <span word="rag">rag</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="To">To</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Collins">Collins</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="rag">rag</span>.” <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="mad">mad</span>, <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="furious">furious</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="red">red</span> <span word="rag">rag</span>” <span word="means">means</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="definitions">definitions</span>.</p><p><span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="rag">rag</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bullfighters">bullfighters</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bull">bull</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="entice">entice</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="enrage">enrage</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foolhardy">foolhardy</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="red">red</span> <span word="rag">rag</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bull">bull</span>”, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="bullfighting">bullfighting</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>, <span word="um">um</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulls">bulls</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> (<span word="not">not</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>). <span word="They">They</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>. <span word="Likewise">Likewise</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="rag">rag</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="chase">chase</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pond">pond</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="likeness">likeness</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="ripples">ripples</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="waits">waits</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weave">weave</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="splash">splash</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="magic">magic</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="bull">bull</span>, <span word="plunging">plunging</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="rag">rag</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="legged">legged</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stabs">stabs</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p>
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