Shoehorned

The open world genre is one that I feel is underutilized, every game that is released under it's moniker seems to be a third person action title shoehorned into the genre with few exceptions. ❋ Josh Bycer (2009)

American Home and its creditors contend Bear Stearns is trying to stretch the definition of securities contract too far, so that ordinary mortgage servicing contracts can be "shoehorned" into new "safe harbor" provisions in the federal bankruptcy code. ❋ Joseph Rebello (2007)

The biggest problem, I fear, is that the story reads like a high concept "shoehorned" into the 616 Universe. ❋ David Campbell (2007)

Liberal Democrats don't manage to alter the voting system it may "reduce the Liberal Democrat commitment to the coalition" into which they were "shoehorned". ❋ Unknown (2010)

He postulated that bringing the videogame ratings in line with those of film would protect children, reducing the amount of games with mature content "shoehorned" into the current M rating. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The waltz spun to "Memory" from Cats, shoehorned into three-quarter time; the Viennese waltz then crossed the Alps into Italy, with the Brindisi from La Traviata slowed to a Straussian lilt. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2009)

Having my butt shoehorned in with a bunch of strangers is so much better. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And with Brown shoehorned out of the Treasury, why assume that Chancellor Livingstone should have to plead for an economic bailout? ❋ Unknown (2011)

If you are shoehorned into a particular date (rather than being able to come out say 3 days at a time for 3 or 4 outings across the season) you may or may not have much success calling them in. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Pop, rock and urban music by Latin artists have been shoehorned together; hard rock and heavy metal are now one category. ❋ Jim Fusilli (2012)

Other tunes are shoehorned into dramatic moments, like "The Dark End Of The Street" used to illustrate the difficulty of an interracial relationship in those days. ❋ Michael Giltz (2011)

And it's all in 3-D, of course, even if the effects get shoehorned into the narrative: In one sequence, Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson), has to toss tropical berries at the chest of stepfather Hank (Dwayne Johnson), whose overdeveloped pecs propel those berries through the fourth wall. ❋ John Anderson (2012)

That makes the connections in Peter's universe seem a lot more organic than the way some were shoehorned in previously (Sandman in SM3). blog comments powered by Disqus ❋ Unknown (2010)

No, it wasn't the bit with Hugh Dennis's unforgivably shoehorned line about the vicar being a friend of Dorothy gay uncle Bob's ex-wife unforgivably being called Dorothy. ❋ Unknown (2011)

German airline Lufthansa shoehorned 8% more seats into some of its planes by squishing rows of new seats two inches closer together. ❋ Scott McCartney (2011)

In the end the fancy sink was shoehorned between the shower and a window and there was no room to add storage space anywhere. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

"I really [wish] they wouldn't shoehorn [microtransactions] into these [adventure] games." ❋ Angry Groceries (2015)

His got shoehorne again, the worse they stink the more excited he becomes, we went to [Clark's] last week and he [shot his load] everywhere, the [cashier] wasn't best pleased ❋ Mitch00uk (2015)

"[Hey guys] I was in [a crazy] [shoehorn] last night!" ❋ ~{TPC}~ (2018)

Guy: Dude did you hear about [Jac]? [Fag]:No, What? Guy:She got shoehorned by that [dirty redneck]. ❋ Jacky Got Shoehorned (2008)

[Seriously] man [I need this]. Can you please [shoehorn] me this time? ❋ Martles The Great (2009)

My [cousin] Kyle once used the shoehorn to fuck [dat bitch] [Jacqueline]. ❋ I'd Shoehorn Jacqueline. (2008)

"Nice...look at that shoehorn sitting over there." "Laura was a shoehorn; I had to [work it] for [45 minutes] until I could [hit it]." ❋ Schlitznola (2009)

guy: "did you [fuck her] last night?" [other guy]: "don't know if fuck is the right term, but i definitely shoehorned [the shit out of] her." ❋ Rtownrutt (2007)

"You're [not a] [virgin] are you love, its [a bit] of a shoehorn" ❋ Mr T (2005)

"Check out [mikes] [shoehorn], that thing is made to make em [moan]!" ❋ Lucic17 (2010)