To put "lipstick on a pig" is a rhetorical expression, used to convey the message that making superficial or cosmetic changes is a futile attempt to disguise the true nature of something.
Like a row through a sewer in a glass-bottomed boat, it's crystal clear that the road apples bobbing below are winking back at you in derision — that is, if you believe that contemptuous mockery and ridicule can come from something that sticks to your hiking boots.
More on this story Friday, November 27, including an examination of the Bay City Academy's flypaper-like relationship with Steven Ingersoll and his exorbitant rents!
Is convicted stalker Patrick Cleland really still on the payroll...and what secrets could he spill?
And will the budget figures in the Bay City Academy's expected deficit elimination plan resemble cafeteria vegetables — cooked beyond recognition?