Cliches

Today I've been thinking alot about lame cliches.  I suppose that's the beauty of a cliche -- it's lame factor is what you expect, right?  Have you ever just needed someone to be there and maybe sit with you and let you be sad.  That was me today.  I just wanted to be sad and have someone be sad with me...instead I was bombarded with a bunch of really lame cliches.  Since cliches were given freely, I decided to take this to a whole new level...which too be honest, this new level of How-many-crazy-cliches-can-I-find has helped me laugh OUTLOUD even during this sad situation.  Isn't God great!!!  He gives us a sense of humor...and sometimes it's just not right.  I mean REALLY...too be so sad about a situation and here I am sitting blogging away and find great joy in cliches...  God is good.  He's good all the time. 

Ooooh and this whole day has made me more aware of not being the one to throw said lame cliches.  It's made me more aware of just how unnecessary they are and unuseful.  STOP USING CLICHES!!!!  Let's start a petition to end the cliches.  We can bring them down...maybe not today.  Infact, I found some really "great" -- ha. ha. ha. -- not GREAT...but interesting cliches.  Check these out...  Oh and I added my two cents to some of the special ones.

Better than a slap in the face with a wet fish ~ Slapped in the face with a wet fish doesn't even sound remotely enjoyable...

Look as if butter wouldn’t melt in your mouth ~ Would it?

To have butterflies in the stomach ~ Thank the Lord that it wasn't earwigs.  I suppose you could say "I have earwigs in my stomach" if it's something negative and not pleasant.

To beat your own drum ~ Do I get to create my own drum?  Hmmmm...what would I use to create such a fabulous display of musical perfection?  I'm going to need some time and maybe a trip to the craft store.

To have egg on your face ~ I had Sharpie on my face once, does this count?  Can I be exempt from the egg?

To be firing on all cylinders ~ Most days I am.

As fit as a fiddle ~ I love fiddles.

Provide food for thought ~ Does coffee and a scone count?

To be a glutton for work

To wear your heart on your sleeve ~ Which explains why the plethora of cliches got to me today...

As honest as the day is long

Go like a house on fire

To jump on the bandwagon ~ If I am going to jump on a wagon, I'd prefer it ceased movement before I attempt to jump on.  I'm not the kind of girl that wants to go running full speed and try to flail ontop of a wagon.  I will leave that for the Lone Ranger.  Plus I'd probably be wearing a cute skirt and heels and then there's the danger factor.  I'll pass.

To turn over a new leaf ~ Ummmm hopefull the "new leaf" is an Autumn-ish leaf.  You know how I feel about Autumn, right?

To be out to lunch ~ May I take my lunch to the park and sit soaking up the fall-ish sunshine?

To cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face ~ OUCH!!!!!

In a nutshell

Over the moon

To pull out all the stops

As pure as the driven snow

To be queen bee ~ Or to just be THE QUEEN!!!!

To roll out the red carpet ~ Red carpet for the Queen, right? 

To spill the beans

As useful as a lead balloon

To be a wallflower

The writing on the wall

All things grow with love ~ If this is true, then why did my beloved spider plants die?

An apple never falls far from the tree

The apple of his eye

As clear as mud