(n) Used in allegorical stories and anecdotes. Local
legend has it the
burnt-orange couch was discovered in a field somewhere in Northern Canada one
summer. In the process of transporting this large
burnt-orange piece of ratty furniture, it crossed several freeways on the heads of two adolescent devotees, floated gently through road-side ditch
water, and ended up on the ground floor patio of a condo. There it stayed, alternately sat on, admired, and cursed, until the local authorities deemed it unfit to remain, at which point it was carried solemnly to a distant field and deposited gently among the small prairie creatures and discarded rubbish of an abandoned construction site. Rumor has it the burnt-orange couch can be seen from the road as a burnt-orange glow in a field near the northern edge of Grande Prairie, Alberta. 55°11'38.55"N,
118°48'8.06"W
"Did you see the coffee pot I found out behind
work today? It's almost as good as the
burnt-orange couch!" (Everyone removes hats in reverence)