The words 'quagmire', 'morass', and 'quicksand' come to mind. Also 'bogged down'. They don't seem equally vivid, but I'm not sure replacement language ever does - connotations do matter.
Locally, I guess one could reference the Great Molasses Flood, but it feels tacky rude - people did die.
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Date: 2011-12-22 02:07 pm (UTC)Locally, I guess one could reference the Great Molasses Flood, but it feels
tackyrude - people did die.