http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=52049 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Fri, 24 May 2013 18:42:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=52049#post-149811 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:44:00 +0000 ronseal 149811@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>A marketing manager's metaphor came true yesterday, when he finally got to step up to the plate - and was rewarded with a Vol Au Vent.</p> <p>The incident was a coming of age for Darren Freestone, marketing manager for IT Solutions, who had been using the metaphor for years without ever knowing what it meant. "Now that I know what stepping up to the plate is, I feel like I've discovered my roots. I can use that phrase with much more conviction," he said.</p> <p>Freestone admitted he still has a lot to learn. He confessed he doesn't have a clue what a ball park is, let alone a ball park figure. Neither has he ever hit a home run, or been in a first down and ten situation.</p> <p>"These are all in my DNA as a marketing manager," he said. "Whatever DNA is." </p>