The Dow had a downer today, losing 2.3%. Not one of its best, for sure.

But headline writers had a field day as they dug deep into their kit-bags of metaphors. Following Sneaky Business' observations on Google earlier in the week, we feel obligated to share some of the more dramatic headlines that have graced the web during the last few hours. Sit back and enjoy:

Now the real dilemma, of course, is what to write if the Dow falls even further tomorrow. Headline writers may be forcing themselves into a corner by describing a 2% drop as a "plunge". Once there they face an ever increasing vicious circle of adjectives that may just mushroom out of control.

We shall see.