I ran into a lamppost.

I got a good look at him under the lamppost.

After a lamppost flew by, my family and I sprinted into the basement.

See? I got a bump. It's so dark outside, I ran into a lamppost.

Well, I turned around... and here was this big sixfoot rabbit leaning up against a lamppost.

But this is like looking for one s lost keys under the lamppost because the light is better there.

I'm not suggesting the crowds are about to storm the barricades and string up every investment banker from the nearest lamppost, though that might be quite tempting.

This is an election year in the US if President Barack Obama had nominated a lamppost, America s newspaper of record would have found it to be possessed of excellent credentials.