Cliché Collectors Prints

Mothers Without Borders

Politically incorrect cliche (blind man with seeing eye dog begging)

'I know you're tired of hearing the same old political cliches, but I believe in recycling.'

If the wind changes you'll stay like that.

Leopards do change their spots

"Of course we'll still be friends...."

"Take us to your feeder."

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

"The cat told me to eat your homework."

'Let's start out with cliches and pithy slogans - and work our way up to wisdom ...OK?'

"Repeat after me: We are delivering the proactive core value promises and rolling out our real time best practice action plan going forward ..."

Countervailing Clichés.

You complete me!

The Devil's in the detail!

'It was a dark and stormy night. Also, there was a Catch-22.'

'Here's the good news. 'Happy camper' and 'are we having fun yet' have been added to the official list of banned cliches.'

"I'll start thinking outside the box when the box is empty."

Cliche Amusement Park. This park is no fun at all --- It's too much like real life! Look, that ride is called "The Emotional Roller Coaster." Over there is "Life's Ups and Downs"! ... and "The Mood Swings"! Look! The good old "Tunnel of Love"! Finally! A ride that's just a fun escape! Out of ardor. "Out of ardor" --- More real life. (Published originally Sept. 4, 2005.)

Mystery Writing 101 - Mailbox: The butler did it, the gardener, the chauffeur.

"Hello darling, what do you do for a living?"

The breakup

"Which should we go see: the straight romantic comedy where the heroine's best friend is a gay man, or the gay romantic comedy where the hero's best friend is a straight woman?"

"No, I don't believe youth is wasted on the young. I believe money is."

'It's negative attention ... as long as you keep asking why, they'll keep on doing it.'

Good stripper cop / Bad stripper cop

"If all you have is a whatchamacallit then every problem looks like a thingamajig."

'This doesn't work as a heart-felt plea for world peace, but with some astute editing, it might be great on a greeting card.'

"Thanks for your introductory speech at the conference. By the way, Hibblemeyer, it's 'hard-headed' businessman, not 'thick-headed'."

"Milton Woolburg, founder of traditions, legends, and general flimlam."

'Lookout, here comes another boatload of cartoonists.'

'I'd like to push the envelope, go the extra mile, and think outside the box to facilitate a win-win solution to the over-utilization of buzzwords.'

'Too many cliches? Now hold your horses!'

"There are far too many balls in your court, Brintner!"

'Reserved' (presumably for little miss muffet)

"There is such a thing as a free lunch-it just tastes bad."