Favorite Clieches.........

[Inkara1]

A mime is a terrible thing to waste

This is one of those instances where shrewd usage of punctuation can make a big difference.

Doesn't this seem better:

A mime is a terrible thing, to waste

Anyway, as for cliches, a professor of mine a few years back had a good section on cliches in the instructions he handed out for the term paper.

Avoid cliches like the plague. They're old hat.

 

[Luis G]

A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

so true...

 

[SexyBoo]

Life's a bitch then you die.

This one is my father's personal favorite. Any time I am unhappy about something going on in my life - he shares this gem with me.

 

[paul_valaru]

whatever doesn't kill you...give you one more chance for revenge.

Life is a journey, but the destination sucks.

 

[freako104]

life sucks


if the world didnt suck wed all fall off it

love will conquer all(i love that saying but it is clieched)

 

[tonksy]

men people suck.....

and the whole 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you'

 

[Ms Ann Thrope]

That's not a light at the end of the tunnel, it's an oncoming train...

an all too apt description of my last 10 years...

 

[Inkara1]

men people suck.....

Hey, I thought we were trying to keep the homosexuality threads in the Real World forum.

 

[75renegade]

Thanks for the spelling correction!

And to think, only about a year ago, I learned from a dear friend, that "cunnilingus" is not actally a plant in a garden...........

Thanks again Greenie!!

 

[Bungi]

Oh, but their not! Their yummie on those hot summer days. Now kiwi....there's an absolutely gross idea of a fruit

Lychee and kiwifruit are both good

As for cliches, life's a bitch amd then you marry one is a favorite (but bish beat me to it).

 

[a13antichrist]

Sorry to disappoint, but most of what you're all listing are not clichés but collocations. Whatever.

 

[The_Lost_Enigma]

I hate all those sayings, 'cause there are so many contradictions...

Practice makes perfect...
Nobody is perfect...

Some are vague....

Anything is possible...
True, but most things are improbable

Down right wrong...

There is always somebody better..
No there's not, I'm the best

 

[MrBishop]

Sorry to disappoint, but most of what you're all listing are not clichés but collocations. Whatever.

Actually...you're right.

A cliché is a "trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse."{1}

"It's raining cats and dogs" - might be a good example. Do you have others A13?

 

[Bungi]

Shit happens.

 

[Professur]

Head them off at the pass

 

[MrBishop]

Toe the line