Cliches You Like

In My Humble Opinion
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I was reading the thread about tired old cliches and it made me think about cliches that I’m not sick of yet. They all get worn out with time and overuse, but two that I’m enjoying putting some mileage on now: “I’m all about it!” - to express agreement (“Why don’t we get a bite to eat?” “I’m all about it!”) and “I ain’t skeered!” - used to express lack of concern (“If we don’t leave now, you’ll be late for work.” “I ain’t skeered!”). I’m sure I’ll think of others.

Which cliches don’t make you want to retch (yet)?

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I’ll buy that for a dollar.

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She looked like the east end of the horse walking west.

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I don’t know if this is a cliche, but it’s somthing my father always said:

“Your eyes are brown.”
(pause for puzzled look)
“'Cos you’re full of shit up to here.” (pointing to top of head)

–sublight.

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Cliches? I’ve always been fond of “Fortune favours the bold”. I often mutter it to myself as I’m about to take a stupid plunge into something.

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I don’t dislike “Houston, we have a problem…”, if said at the right moment. But as with any phrase, I feel it can be overused.

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I’m fond of “He couldn’t find his butt with both hands.”

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“…did I say that outloud?”

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I’m all over that like white on rice!

You look like you were rode hard and put away wet.

If you went by sheer usage, you’d think I loved them all. The weirder or more colorful the colloquialism, the harder I try to work it into conversation. But I use a lot of pedestrian ones, too; I say “in a hen’s age” all the time.

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Two I learned from my mom that I get wierd looks for:

**she looks like she’s been through the mill

she’s showing some cheesecake**

My favorites are from Eddie Izzard, so they aren’t tired yet. :smiley:

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Okie Dokie Artichokie

Hasta la Pasta

Don’t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.

Answer to any question “Your Mom!!!”

Answer to question’s about where stuff is - “If it was up your butt you’d know!”

grin yes my since of humor is a little juvenile
:slight_smile:

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I’m not sure if this qualifies as a cliche, but…

“It’s not the years…It’s the mileage.”

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My folks are midwesterners, so some of their midwesternisms have rubbed off on me, particularly in regards to the weather:

“Colder’n a witch’s tit”

and

“Hotter’n the hinges of hell”

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I wouldn’t piss on his ass if his piles were on on fire.

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“People don’t care how much you know,
they want to know how much you care.”

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“He’s so dumb, he can’t count to eleven without unzipping his fly.”

Or, my co-worker’s great quote, referring to a co-co-worker who is neither bothered nor hastened by a monstrous workload. It’s not a cliche yet but I’ll bet it will be soon: “He’s got a birdhouse in his soul.”

Ho! Wish I’d come up with that one!

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For some reason, I’m kinda fond of these:

  • What matters isn’t who does it first, but who does it best.
  • I get enough of that at home.
  • …and I won’t go there.
  • Hey! I happened to like that!
  • Sheesh, I can’t leave you guys alone for a minute.
  • If I may be the voice of reason here…
  • Of course, this being Hawaii…

BTW, what does “I’ll buy that for a dollar” mean?

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“It’s cold enough to freeze the walls off a brass monastery”

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It’s not a cliche already? Then where did TMBG get it from?

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Wasn’t that from Robo-Cop? Or was it from Terminator? For some reason those 2 movies run together in my mind.

It was the ‘tag line’ from a cheesy futuristic sit-com that would always be playing in the background. The correct delivery is:

“I’ll buy THAT for a dollar!!” when agreeing whole-heartedly with someone. Quite the crowd pleaser, actually.