Common jaded sayings that were pretty awesome when they were first trotted out

Showing my age, “Kilroy was here”.

Or, “crowning”.

I sincerely prefer it not be discussed at all. But then I’m not an eighth grade boy.

Didn’t Ram Dass first popularize Wherever You Go There You Are?

Hey, let’s bring back Be Here Now! What happened to that?

Jaded:

That dog won’t hunt.
Keep on Truckin’
All that Valley Girl lingo (as if, totally, …)
Your ass sucks wind.
See anybody in here that cares?
If you’re waiting on me, you’re backing up.

Not common enough yet to be jaded:

He fired her so fast he blistered his lips.

Let’s blow this Popsicle stand.

I didn’t think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows.

Stick a fork in her (…she’s done).

“Just say no!”

The ones I find interesting are those that have been in use for so long that it never even occurs to me that they were originally funny. Like “stay put”. I never really thought about that term, until some time recently, I realized that it came from something like, “When I put somethin’ someplace, it damn well better STAY put!”

“Trick or treat!”