Metaphor mash

[heliopausa]

I was much taken this morning by this headline in the online Guardian:
Running reaches crossroads as Nike-led footwear arms race infects mainstream
I think it's surely a contender for most mixed metaphors, ever.

Comments

[puddleshark]

LOL.

Yes... Do you get the feeling that the Guardian headline-writer had taken some sort of bet?

[heliopausa]

Oh! You must be right! :D Sub-editors larking about - I guess some things stay the same in a shifting world, after all!