Cliché Comic Pillows

"I just heard some interesting news. The world is going to the dogs."

"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?'

Countervailing Clichés.

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

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.'

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

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

Good stripper cop / Bad stripper cop

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

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

'Lookout, here comes another boatload of cartoonists.'

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

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

'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.'

Leopards do change their spots

'Too many cliches? Now hold your horses!'

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

'Reserved' (presumably for little miss muffet)

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

The hero dramatically rides off into the sunset.

A panhandler with a sign that reads "I'll never work in this town again!".

"Always a bridesmaid..."

"Take us to your feeder."

Clancy: Hard Work Never Killed Anybody

"Herewith, we recommend the following: when you're up to your rear in alligators, it's worth remembering your original purpose was to drain the swamp...."

Pushing the envelope.

'Hmmm, the 27th you say... Yes, I'm away that day, so I guess it's OK for you to play...'

Jeffrey N.: The Guy who managed to get the lead out of his pants, but they were still the wrong pants.

We all know we're up against a new ball game, a paradigm shift and a game changer, but luckily the cliches remain the same.