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Does the author actually mean "Pedal to the Metal" ? The original saying comes from pressing the gas pedal as far as it goes, until it presses against the meta

• baddox 16y ago
  "Mettle" means willingness to succeed or endure; standfastness. I'm assuming the title is just a pun.
  • RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
    Ah. I was aware of the meaning of mettle, I was just unsure if it was deliberate. It's a nice theory that it's a deliberate pun, but I'm not sure it works. It feels the same as "The proof is in the pudding" and other, similarly meaningless distortions of old adages that made sense in the original. But still, nice idea - thanks.
    • lunchbox 16y ago
      It's actually "The proof is in the putting", where "putting" refers to putting the pedal to the metal ;)
      • baddox 16y ago
        I thought the proof of the pudding is in the eating.