# Dumb, obvious jokes some people can't help but reflexively make

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Probably. IIRC we had a whole thread (or section of thread) on tired Doper clichés recently. Hmmm.

After some searching … the original innocent comment that triggers the cliché mini-debate is here:

> [@NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/1899):
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> You misspelled “Congressman virtue signals”.

and the back and forth about overused clichés lasted from there (post 1899) to post 1941 with just a couple off-topic (off-hijack actually) interjections.

And yes, “cow-orker” took some abuse along the way.

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