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Saturday, October 4, 2008

You're setting my teeth on edge: Cliches

While we smile politely in response to clichéd communication, what’s in our mind?


Let me give you my honest opinion.
[And before this you were lying to me?]


Quite frankly
[Half frankly? Give me half a frank and half a burger – to go.]

Literally
He literally ate the entire pizza.
No kidding... so it's not an allusion to the Crimean War? It's actually about pizza? ~ courtesy Greg

Drop dead date
[Students who wish to submit late papers need to do so from their graves.]


Does it bite? (referring to a dog)
[Only people like you.
All dogs bite, given enough provocation.
Do you really think I’d bring a known biter to a public venue?]

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