Space-saving Christmas tree alternatives

And finally, if you're really really pressed for space, then maybe the most efficient and even (dare we say it?) cerebral choice would be a synecdoche: either a real pine branch that you've scavenged or an artificial pine spray like this one from Cost Plus World Market.

And yes, we have been waiting years -- decades -- for an opportunity to use "synecdoche" in a sentence, and yes, we do realize that we take the great risk of being insufferable by ... more 

And finally, if you're really really pressed for space, then maybe the most efficient and even (dare we say it?) cerebral choice would be a synecdoche: either a real pine branch that you've scavenged or an artificial pine spray like this one from Cost Plus World Market.

And yes, we have been waiting years -- decades -- for an opportunity to use "synecdoche" in a sentence, and yes, we do realize that we take the great risk of being insufferable by seizing the opporunity. Please forgive us! :) less