# Cliches (or, I have half a mind to make this a game) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 21, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121 "2013-07-21T16:52:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Girlundone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/41 "2013-07-26T05:21:46Z")
And remember, it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game. So just keep putting one foot in front of the other. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/42 "2013-07-26T12:07:18Z")
And never criticize a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/43 "2013-07-26T12:31:42Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > And never criticize a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes. …that way you will be a mile away and you’ll have his shoes! See, this game is as easy as shooting fish in a barrel. ---
**Author:** ![Girlundone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/44 "2013-07-26T13:12:13Z")
> [@](#): > > See, this game is as easy as shooting fish in a barrel. I agree, it’s a walk in the park compared to “Tom Swifties!”. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/45 "2013-07-26T14:40:15Z")
“I’m one in a million,” Tom said, idiomatically. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/46 "2013-07-26T18:02:14Z")
Pride goeth before a fall. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/47 "2013-07-26T18:16:26Z")
It’ll be a bitter pill to swallow, but I better swallow my pride before I fall foul of fate. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/48 "2013-07-26T19:53:40Z")
I’m putting this all behind me. This thread will never make it to the Big Leagues! How do you like me now? ---
**Author:** ![Girlundone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/49 "2013-07-27T02:47:00Z")
> [@](#): > > This thread will never make it to the Big Leagues I beg to differ. Sure, this thread is a little fish in a big pond. But really, with continued effort, the sky’s the limit. There’s been some bumps along the way, but it really isn’t fair to throw the baby out with the bath water. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/50 "2013-07-27T12:56:57Z")
You need to shit or get off the pot. ---
**Author:** ![Girlundone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/51 "2013-07-27T17:30:49Z")
> [@](#): > > You need to shit or get off the pot. It does appear we are spinning our wheels in this thread. I say we get a move on. Chop chop, we’re burning daylight. ---
**Author:** ![Girlundone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/52 "2013-07-28T16:05:53Z")
Well, it looks like I’m all alone in the world in this thread. I’m not just another pretty face, but I can’t carry this thing all alone. I feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders. Can’t someone throw me a bone? ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/53 "2013-07-28T18:44:02Z")
This thread just can’t make it **Girl** , I can seal it in my bones. It’s time to give up the goat. (See what I did there?) ---
**Author:** ![Girlundone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/54 "2013-07-28T21:03:37Z")
Well, I don’t like going down with a sinking ship, but I’m going to hang on until my last breath. As God is my witness. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/55 "2013-07-28T23:08:53Z")
It’s always darkest before the dawn. Winners never quit and quitters never win. Let’s pull this thread up by it’s bootstraps. We shall overcome. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/56 "2013-08-02T19:29:01Z")
Braaaaaains! ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/57 "2013-08-02T23:17:40Z")
What kind of candy does a zombie refuse to eat? Lifesavers Thank You! Tip Your Waitress! Try The Veal! ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/58 "2013-08-09T04:12:05Z")
Seems like some people just keep beating a dead horse. But some folks just don’t know when to quit. I thought I knew what folks on this board were like, but now it seems like it’s all greek to me. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/60 "2013-08-09T12:16:33Z")
Well who’d a thunk it… I would have sworn this thread was six feet under and pushin’ up daisies! But now look what the cat dragged in. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/61 "2013-08-09T16:40:09Z")
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