George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He was fit enough. He had the education for it.
But things never seemed to work out for George.
“It’s all in your mind,” said the captain.
So, George went to a therapist.
The therapist told George that the problem was as obvious as an 800-pound gorilla in the room.
George looked around for the gorilla, but he couldn’t see it.
“It’s a metaphor,” said the therapist. “It means something big and scary and obvious.”
So, George bought a gorilla.
But when he tried to weigh it, it escaped.