...oh wait a minute...and there's another extended metaphor going on...around KAA the jungle book hypnotic snake and his 'egg' let us say..."first base" replies BI online...and so they will then have to resort to going onto the 'back foot' let us say?....see previous post....go figure:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2652974

 

plus an added note: kaa and kabuki, anybody?...back foot kabuki with toddy 'n' caroline?

 

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