Discovery of the Pataphor

Non-figurative:

Tom and Alice stood side by side in the lunch line.

Metaphor

Tom and Alice stood side by side in the lunch line; two pieces positioned on a chessboard.

Pataphor

Tom took a step closer to Alice and made a date for Friday night, checkmating. Rudy was furious at losing to Margaret so easily and dumped the board on the rose-colored quilt, stomping downstairs.

Is true love just once in a lifetime?

I think 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' came from 'Keeping up with the Joneses'.
It's a weird discovery when Edith Wharton's wiki page takes you there.

A thought:
The perfect gift for guys you want to put in the friend zone: The Hannibal Lecter Mask.