What cliche drives you crazy?

Gargoyle · 01-30-2009, 09:11 AM

I'm not a morning person, so I was tired of always hearing "the early bird catches the worm" when I stumble into work at 9:30 or 10:00. I learned to counter that with "yeah, but the early worm gets a raw deal now, doesn't he." Thankfully, that kills that cliche very quickly for me.

What cliche drives you the most crazy and how do you cope with it when you hear it?

01-30-2009, 09:12 AM

It is what it is!

MajorCaptSilly · 01-30-2009, 09:14 AM

If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you..........please?

MCS

poker · 01-30-2009, 09:17 AM

"I've never tried one of those before"

icehog3 · 01-30-2009, 09:19 AM

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"I've never tried one of those before"

"Don't know if they are fake? Just send them all to me, I will smoke them and tell you."

TripleF · 01-30-2009, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Shervin

It is what it is!

Soooooooooooooooooooo agree with that.

I mean, "It is what it is", what the f does that mean?......absolutely NOTHING.

Col. Kurtz · 01-30-2009, 09:25 AM

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Soooooooooooooooooooo agree with that.

I mean, "It is what it is", what the f does that mean?......absolutely NOTHING.

Sounds so helpless or passive/aggressive.

That one is my biggest pet peeve. Had a really crappy boss that loved to say that. I loved to retort with "it is what you make it".

I really don't deal well when someone says "it is what it is". I'm still trying to learn to play nice.

chippewastud79 · 01-30-2009, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Gargoyle

I'm not a morning person, so I was tired of always hearing "the early bird catches the worm" when I stumble into work at 9:30 or 10:00. I learned to counter that with "yeah, but the early worm gets a raw deal now, doesn't he."

Don't know if you have heard the other retort to that but "The second (or late) mouse gets the cheese."

Parshooter · 01-30-2009, 09:39 AM

"We'll head them off at the pass"

01-30-2009, 09:41 AM

my usual response is on my coffee mug....

ME BOSS

YOU NOT

'nuff said

01-30-2009, 10:24 AM

must be attractive....not looking for sex

up one side and down the other

Hot enough for you?

Cold enough for you?

01-30-2009, 10:25 AM

If I tell you the MassHoles will use it on me every chance they get.

01-30-2009, 10:26 AM

I avoid cliches like the plague.

mikeyj23 · 01-30-2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

"Don't know if they are fake? Just send them all to me, I will smoke them and tell you."

ditto
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boonedoggle · 01-30-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Parshooter

"We'll head them off at the pass"

I DETEST that cliche!

Gargoyle · 01-30-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Don't know if you have heard the other retort to that but "The second (or late) mouse gets the cheese."

NICE! I love that one!

01-30-2009, 11:17 AM

I live in Las vegas so I have a couple

"Well it's a dry heat"
"Which Casino do you work at?"
another one I hate..
"The squeaky wheel gets the grease"

GrtndpwrflOZ · 01-30-2009, 11:19 AM

"You can't have your cake and eat it too."

Which is crap! You can have your cake and eat it too.

What you can't do is

Eat your cake and have it too.
You ate it, you don't have it anymore. It's inside you. If that is what you call cake (be it that it is chewed up and mixed with bile) I don't want any!

field · 01-30-2009, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by fuubar

I avoid cliches like the plague.

If I had a nickel for every time I'd heard that!!!

gettysburgfreak · 01-30-2009, 12:49 PM

when athletes are asked a question about a player they clearly do not like and they say "well hes a great player" everyone knows your lying out your ass, just tell the media how much you hate him.

01-30-2009, 09:11 AM	#1
Gargoyle Got Coffee? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Patrick Location: Central MA Posts: 389 Trading: (7)	What cliche drives you crazy? I'm not a morning person, so I was tired of always hearing "the early bird catches the worm" when I stumble into work at 9:30 or 10:00. I learned to counter that with "yeah, but the early worm gets a raw deal now, doesn't he." Thankfully, that kills that cliche very quickly for me. What cliche drives you the most crazy and how do you cope with it when you hear it?

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Shervin Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What cliche drives you crazy? It is what it is!

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MajorCaptSilly Sklee Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Mishawaka, IN Posts: 2,523 Trading: (30)	Re: What cliche drives you crazy? If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you..........please? MCS

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tobii3 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What cliche drives you crazy? my usual response is on my coffee mug.... ME BOSS YOU NOT 'nuff said

01-30-2009, 10:24 AM	#11
ChicagoWhiteSox Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What cliche drives you crazy? must be attractive....not looking for sex up one side and down the other Hot enough for you? Cold enough for you?

01-30-2009, 10:25 AM	#12
ahc4353 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What cliche drives you crazy? If I tell you the MassHoles will use it on me every chance they get.

01-30-2009, 10:26 AM	#13
fuubar Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What cliche drives you crazy? I avoid cliches like the plague.

01-30-2009, 11:17 AM	#17
Killjoy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What cliche drives you crazy? I live in Las vegas so I have a couple "Well it's a dry heat" "Which Casino do you work at?" another one I hate.. "The squeaky wheel gets the grease"

01-30-2009, 11:19 AM	#18
GrtndpwrflOZ Just call me OZ Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brian Location: Willow Grove PA Posts: 153 Trading: (2)	Re: What cliche drives you crazy? "You can't have your cake and eat it too." Which is crap! You can have your cake and eat it too. What you can't do is Eat your cake and have it too. You ate it, you don't have it anymore. It's inside you. If that is what you call cake (be it that it is chewed up and mixed with bile) I don't want any!

01-30-2009, 12:49 PM	#20
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: What cliche drives you crazy? when athletes are asked a question about a player they clearly do not like and they say "well hes a great player" everyone knows your lying out your ass, just tell the media how much you hate him. __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.