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   2/27/09

   timethief

   Yes, sadly I frequently find myself using lame cliches.
   I use them more frequently when speaking. When I see them in my drafts I edit them out.

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   2/27/09

   robertstevenson

   I do the same TT, I allow myself the luxury of using clever expressions (why reinvent the wheel). But I don't use them in my writitng.

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   2/27/09

   mikeny07

   Hi Rob! I will go for one later on.
   
   My favorite cliche is "hold your horses". I use it all the time.

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      2/27/09

      robertstevenson

      I use that too. Hi, Mike
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   2/27/09

   morgantj

   Once upon a time, in land far away, there was a land where roses were red, and violets blue, and on the tips of bent grass blades, glistened a vibrant green, the emerald drops of mountain dew.

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      2/27/09

      robertstevenson

      I want to hear more.
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   2/27/09

   legbamel

   I like that my co-workers freely mix and match such cliches and give brand new ones to appreciate. As one recently said, "We've been down this rodeo before!"

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      2/27/09

      robertstevenson

      I love twisting cliches, legbamel.
      
      Here today, here tomorrow.
      You have to save money to make money.
      Got off on the right foot.
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   2/27/09

   aningeniousname

   I like those mushroom and egg cliches you can get from the deli.

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      2/27/09

      robertstevenson

      laughs out loud. Pass the cliche, please.
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      2/27/09

      gtally

      I once knew a guy who thought it was "livestock and barrel" rather than "lock, stock and barrel."
      
      "Livestock and barrel" sounds like something rather filthy and depraved that aningeniousname the aardvark would do.
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      2/28/09

      gtally

      I also heard of someone who thought it was "Nick it in the butt," rather than "Nick it in the bud."
      
      Sounds painful, to me.
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   2/27/09

   robertstevenson

   I do that with so many lyrics. After I learn the correct words, I tend to drift back to my version.

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      2/28/09

      legbamel

      Sometimes I stubbornly cling to my own version, in fact.
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   2/28/09

   askcherlock

   Do I use cliches? You betcha! You can lead that horse to water but you can't make 'im think.

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   2/28/09

   busylizzy

   What goes around, comes around...

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    2/28/09

    powerdraw01

    They don't make 'em like they used to.

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    2/28/09

    robertstevenson

    As one exterminating company once said: Hear no weevil, see no weevil.

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    2/28/09

    GiftShopping

    "It's so sweet, my teeth are gonna break!"
    
    I made some home-made Sopapillas. Mexican pastry that puff up like little pillows when you fry them. Sprinkle sugar, cinnamon, and drizzle honey atop. I took a bite and the sweetness hit a sensitive spot. Ouch...

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    2/28/09

    kab625

    I knew a guy who used cliches in a beautifully funny way. He claimed he was going to "turn into a new leaf". One of my personal favorites is "It's a horse apiece".

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