Is it possible to have a whole conversation in idioms?

Is it possible to have a whole conversation in idioms?
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There are probably more conversational idioms than there’s bugs in the jungle. Some folks might find a conversation like that as useful as a screen door on a submarine or as satisfying as frosting on the gravy.
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