Metaphor for Naming Elephants in UK

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Hi Esther,
In Sweden we talk about the corps in the closet, which is about that which is shameful and undiscussable.
Greetings
Agneta Falk
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  From: Esther Ewing 
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  Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 2:51 AM
  Subject: Metaphor for Naming Elephants in UK


  Hi all:
  I would like to specifically address my question to those OS members in UK or anywhere else  or to anyone who knows the answer to my question.

  In Canada many of us OS folks have used the metaphor of the Dead Moose to signify the sticky tough issue that no one wants to discuss, that everyone knows is there and which is blocking creativity and progress. And that people discuss anyway privately.

  Sue Hammond and her colleague Andrea Mayfield have published a brilliant book called The Thin Book of Naming Elephants - Discussing the Undiscussibles  (www.thinbookpublishing.com) and if you haven't seen it or read it, you should - it's brilliant.

  Naming Elephants is a metaphor that seems easily understood and recognized in the US (and indeed in Canada). However, in some discussions with clients in the UK, it has had to be explained.

  Does anyone know what the equivalent metaphor might be in UK?  This would help me market my services to my UK clients. 

  And for fun,  I would be curious to know what the equivalent metaphor would be in other parts of Europe or the rest of the world (translated literally into English). For example, is it un chat mort (a dead cat) or something else in German or Danish or Swedish etc. What do you say in Australia for example? Or New Zealand? Or Scotland?

  Esther Ewing
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