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Chocolate frying pan?

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12 man
Is the correct terminology not a chocolate fireguard ?

I think all three idioms can be used almost interchangeably, but I agree (with my newly acquired magnanimity on turning 50 today) that there are nuances that probably make yours the most correct!

Chocolate fireguard - designed to protect, but cannot
Chocolate teapot (or frying pan) - designed to fulfil a function, but cannot
Tits on a bull - intended for something, but totally useless

It might appear that the chocolate teapot is more of a common phrase than the fireguard;

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As much use as a chocolate fire-guard: A fire-guard is used in front of a fireplace for safety. A chocolate fire-guard is of no use. An alternative to 'As much use as a chocolate teapot'.

As much use as a chocolate teapot: Something that is as much use as a chocolate teapot is not useful at all.

These Idioms and Phrases are compiled from Cambridge International Dictionary.

However;
Chocolate teapot proves useful - BBC News

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Chocolatiers have managed to produce a chocolate teapot that held boiling water for two minutes to make a drinkable brew.
The York-based experts were challenged to prove the sarcastic phrase "as useful as a chocolate teapot" wrong.
The result was a hand-crafted, working receptacle made of dark chocolate containing 65% cocoa solids.
When put to the test the teapot survived, albeit pouring tea with a "hint of chocolate".

http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/m...23804942-1.jpg

Which leads us to the question, at what distance from the fireplace would you test the chocolate fireguard in order to prove its usefullness? :hmm:

Our fireguard was there to keep the toddlers away from it - not just when the fire was going, but also to stop them dragging a sooty mess out of it when it was cold.

So a chocolate fireguard is useless at any distance as they would simply eat it!