Over at a different web site, I’ve just read another usage of “a perfect storm,” and my teeth ground. Sebastian Junger’s book of the same name is a terrific book, a moving story carefully reported and well told. But the title has become a cliche. I hereby resolve never to use it at Fistful of Euros.
Likewise, the post below will be my last reference to the curious incident of the dog that did not bark in the night.
As far as I can remember, I have never written anything like “Americans are from Mars; Europeans are from Venus.” I pledge that I never will.
If you care to add to my (perhaps our) list of banned cliches, please do not hesitate to leave a comment.
A “Fistful of Dollars”. I promise to leave that one alone. I’ll put it into a time capsule and when it’s opened, a child will ask her father, an Economics professor at Pula U., “Dad? What’s a Dollar?”.
Or so it may go.
Darkov,
‘Fistful of Dollars’ isn’t a cliche. But your post is.
Cheers
A little off topic:
I could not care less.
I hate the fact, that this seldom used phrase, suddenly became popular about about 10 years ago, when some higher up first said it incorrectly, and everyone began showing off their unique and knew understanding of the old phrase.
This mass stupidity, inability to not understand the word NOT, cow like tendancy …
ah, fahget about’it!
Bob,
??? Where’s the love? Pithy pathetic.
Where are the FKK links here blokes? That’s what europe is for, eh.
The mother of all cliches.