Future cliche's

Mistook · Feb 23, 2005

Avoiding all the cliche's, a writer is forced to express time honored sentiments with fresh language. A lucky few will be able to coin a new cliche. Anybody have an example?

My hopeful new candidate for a future cliche:

"...screamed like world war three had come and gone..."

Anybody come up with some doosies of their own?

Ivonia · Feb 24, 2005

"Earth, what a crappy planet." (or some variation of this)

THenry · Feb 24, 2005

Annoying as a cellphone.

William Haskins · Feb 24, 2005

.

"he screamed like howard dean on meth"

katiemac · Feb 24, 2005

"he screamed like howard dean on meth"

Haha, I don't think the "meth" part is even necessary!

maestrowork · Feb 24, 2005

Instantaneous like an SMS.

William Haskins · Feb 24, 2005

she was as welcome as osama at a bar mitzvah

maestrowork · Feb 24, 2005

It warmed up quickly like a microwave oven.

It was 9/11 horrific!

Maryn · Feb 24, 2005

I suspect the ones that will enter the common vernacular aren't the clever ones but the mundane.

Her smile was as phony as Donald Trump's hair.

The waitress, perky as Pamela Anderson's breasts...

Bob showed all the good judgment of Britney getting married.

It's going to come from reality TV and pop music. [gnashing of teeth]

Sigh...

Maryn

BradyH1861 · Feb 24, 2005

Not sure if this fits......

But I have a probie on my shift and on my engine. Anyway, he was particularly gassy on our last shift. While coming back from a call, he let one rip that was so bad that I almost had to pack out while in the truck (put my pack and mask on). Anyway, I turned around to chastise him severely for his transgression. He smiled sheepishly and said

"Sorry, Cap. I've got my gas than Chevron." :guns:

(this could also be used to describe politicians who are full of hot air....well, that would be all of them)
Brady H.

maestrowork · Feb 24, 2005

She has a Hilton Paris quality to her...

katdad · Feb 24, 2005

"Future cliche's" what?

Or did you mean future cliches? (tee hee -- another victim of CAS -- Compulsive Apostrophe Syndrome)

mjgwriter · Feb 24, 2005

"I looked it up on the internet"

triceretops · Feb 24, 2005

One young fellow asked the other, "Where would like me to put it?"

"I'll take it in my in-box," said the other shy lad.

One minute she was there, the next she was gone to electricity.

Strap yourself in, we're headed for cyberspace.

Broke into the old joint, walked through the forum, tripped on a long thread, fell down cut my hand on a broken water cooler shard, jumped up and ran straight into a post. The moderator told me I was tresspassing. Told her I'd never left my keyboard!

Triceratops

Mistook · Feb 24, 2005

katdad said:
"Future cliche's" what?

Or did you mean future cliches? (tee hee -- another victim of CAS -- Compulsive Apostrophe Syndrome)

Hey, no fair. That's supposed to be an accent mark, not an apostrophe.

Mark Anderson · Feb 24, 2005

'He's as honest as email from Nigeria'

oswann · Feb 25, 2005

As annoying as an apostrophe.

Katdad, sorry couldn't resist that one either.

Os.

Mistook · Feb 25, 2005

oswann said:
As annoying as an apostrophe.

Katdad, sorry couldn't resist that one either.

Os.

I'd change that to "...stood out like a misplaced apostrophe."

pianoman5 · Feb 25, 2005

As smart as a Texan President.

BradyH1861 · Feb 25, 2005

pianoman5 said:
As smart as a Texan President.

Though I must point out that he isn't "really" a Texan. His family is from the East Coast. He went off to their college, etc. He is really a carpetbagger who wants everyone to think he is a cowboy. Just thought I would mention that.

Better watch out or we'll come liberate you Aussies too! (j/k)

Brady H.

"a true 'Murican'"

novelator · Feb 26, 2005

...as faithful as Bill Clinton, humming all the way to the bank.

LOL

Mari

Alphabeter · Feb 26, 2005

As dead as last year's reality show catchphrase.

A :Sun:

Mistook · Feb 26, 2005

"He was sluggish, like a Bush economy"

Mistook · Feb 27, 2005

Here's one that just came rolling out of my pen, here at 3:00 on a Sunday morning...

"...like a rarely spotted owl..."

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