Cliché Lover Gifts

Your Good Intentions at Work

"No man is an island, but I come pretty damn close."

"Never hunt when you're hungry."

"Always a bridesmaid..."

Man sinks whilst trying to paint a warning about 'Quick Sand'.

Dieter bites the hand that feeds her

"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 ..."

Snowyphus

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.'

Good stripper cop / Bad stripper cop

"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?"

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

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

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

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.

Steve found himself on his travels.

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

"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."

Leopards do change their spots

'Lookout, here comes another boatload of cartoonists.'

'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.'

'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!'

'Reserved' (presumably for little miss muffet)

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

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