Cliché Ponderer Pillows

The Chicken and the Egg

Wildlife

Water Gardening: One thing is certain - you will find the peace and tranquility of water an almost irresistible attraction.

Frog to other frog: 'Hey, nice pad.'

"It's about the murder of an editor who refuses to publish a writer's work..."

Countervailing Clichés.

'Thanks, we really appreciate this. Yeah, the middle button. Don't worry, it's auto-focus - just aim and shoot.'

But there are other pleasures still for the fisherman's delight....for nature is everywhere about him.

"This blood knot ought to be re-named the blood, sweat and tears knot."

Business Duck

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

"I can't wait to start growing limbs so that I can use a tablet..."

'My horoscope said I was going to make someone happy today.'

"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?"

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

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

Steve found himself on his travels.

'I'll say this for you young Thoreu - he certainly does make good use of his pond.'

'Its that final touch that makes it seem just like a natural pond.'

Six frogs leap off their lily pads.

'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.'

'As is the fashion these days, it's about nothing.'

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

He's very disciplined about his writing, three hours staring at a blank screen every morning and five in the afternoon.

'Do you ever wonder about this whole 'money' thing?'

Vernal Pond: Here today. . . gone tomorrow.

'It's so embarrassing. My mother had my tadpole tail bronzed!'

Clancy: Hard Work Never Killed Anybody

Water Gardening: And you will find yourself thinking over many garden problems at the waterside.

"Always a bridesmaid..."

"Why don't you paint a picture – it'll last longer."

'The mind-body problem is best expressed in the formulation...OOf!'

'You know why they call you an old coot, because you are an old coot.'