# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/62 "2013-08-09T16:52:44Z")
> [@kevja](#): > > The thread does not know the meaning of the word quit. Well, we’re going to keep giving 110 percent, because it isn’t over til the fat lady sings. ---
**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 9, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/63 "2013-08-09T17:46:05Z")
It ain’t over till it’s over. On any given Sunday, this thread can beat any other thread out there. It may be going out a kid, but it’s coming back a star! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/64 "2013-08-09T17:58:44Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > It ain’t over till it’s over. On any given Sunday, this thread can beat any other thread out there. Still, it’s far from a slam dunk; we really need to think outside the box on this one. ---
**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, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/65 "2013-08-09T19:47:51Z")
All we need is a little elbow grease; let’s roll up our sleeves and put our collective nose to the grindstone and get 'er done! ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/66 "2013-08-09T20:05:42Z")
But work smarter, not harder- remember, there’s no I in “team.” ---
**Author:** ![Girlundone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/67 "2013-08-09T20:30:52Z")
Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle…it seems this thread is not done after all. I really thought it had bought the farm. ---
**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, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/68 "2013-08-09T20:50:25Z")
I have tried to quit posting to this thread, but I’ve got a monkey on my back! Others post and then it’s monkey see monkey do. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/69 "2013-08-10T18:55:26Z")
I was poking around the Game Room when this thread fell into my lap. Nobody is re-inventing the wheel here, but at the end of the day you all seem pleased as punch. It is what it is. mmm ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/70 "2013-08-10T20:34:33Z")
Well, you can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear, and you can’t squeeze blood from a turnip. That’s all I’m saying. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/71 "2013-08-10T23:58:25Z")
This thread may not win a beauty contest, but I wouldn’t kick it out of bed for eating crackers. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/72 "2013-08-11T00:41:01Z")
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Or so I’ve been told. Who am I to say? ---
**Author:** ![Girlundone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Girlundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girlundone)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/73 "2013-08-11T00:54:56Z")
Yes, I agree that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, however, it is only skin deep. After all, pretty is as pretty does. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/74 "2013-08-11T03:59:13Z")
> [@kevja](#): > > The thread does not know the meaning of the word quit. It gives a hundred and ten percent. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/75 "2013-08-11T12:04:18Z")
I can’t quit you! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/76 "2013-08-11T12:07:57Z")
So what are the key learnings here? ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/77 "2013-08-11T12:22:32Z")
Just keep thinking out of the box, people. This needs to be a team effort, and there is no “I” in team. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/78 "2013-08-11T12:57:15Z")
I’m starting to notice some repetition in this thread, you know, same shit, different day. I guess there’s nothing new under the sun. Well I’m here to change all that! I’m not leading you down the garden path, you see, there’s a new sheriff in town, and while I’m sure it’ll keep me as busy as a one-legged man at an ass kicking contest, I aim to clean up this thread. Capisce!? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/79 "2013-08-11T14:01:14Z")
Well, well… here comes SixSwords acting like the cock of the walk. Don’t get too big for your britches, bucko, because you’re crusing for a brusing. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/80 "2013-08-11T14:55:33Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Don’t get too big for your britches, bucko, because you’re crusing for a brusing. Put your money where your mouth is. Show him who’s boss. Clean his clock! In other words, let’s you and him fight. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121/81 "2013-08-11T15:06:50Z")
I have been put in my place, so I come to you, hat in hand, hoping to bury the hatchet. Can’t we all just get along? Let’s beat these swords into plowshares. If we don’t hang together, we will surely hang separately! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-or-i-have-half-a-mind-to-make-this-a-game/664121.md?page=5)