# Cliches you like or don't mind

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-you-like-or-dont-mind/486419>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 18, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-you-like-or-dont-mind/486419 "2009-02-18T17:43:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-you-like-or-dont-mind/486419/21 "2009-02-19T22:48:00Z")

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Quote:  
Originally Posted by winterhawk11  
I’ll never get tired of the “Two people who can’t stand each other being forced to work together for some mutually desirable goal” cliche’.

> [@MsRobyn](#):
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> To take it to the ultimate conclusion, the two people who can’t stand each other end up falling in love.
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> Robin

Yes! Both of 'em get me every time. 🆒

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**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-you-like-or-dont-mind/486419/22 "2009-02-20T05:33:39Z")

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I love the trope where some cocky newbie realizes that this shit is far more real/dangerous/complicated than he thought. Extra points if said realization ends up killing him. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-you-like-or-dont-mind/486419/23 "2009-02-20T09:14:39Z")

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> [@Sr\_Siete](#):
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> The “Ellery Queen”, when the suspects of a mystery are gathered for the resolution of the movie.
> 
> So cheesy. So overdone. So awesome.

[Futurama]

_Farnsworth paces up and down in front of an open fire whilst the other sit on comfortable sofas_

Fanrsworth: “I’ve brought you all to the accusing room to reveal the identity of the were car”

[/Futurama]

😃

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**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cliches-you-like-or-dont-mind/486419/24 "2009-02-20T17:39:04Z")

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the bad guy who proves just thorough of a baddie he is by killing one of his own.  
The guy who realizes he has been double-crossed (usually by opening a drawer / safe / box to _gasp_ find it empty), falls to both knees, and despite the fact that he’s in an empty room shakes both fists, looks skyward and shouts. “SMIIIIIIITH!”

Extra points if the next scene is Smith chuckling and driving away, in a convertible.

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