According to Etymology.com, When life gives you lemons, turn them into lemonade: “the phrase Dale Carnegie popularized the cliché, but I found it in print five years prior to Carnegie’s first publication. This is from a sidebar of maxims in a men’s clothing advertising periodical called Men’s Wear, 1908/09” Still. I’m none the wiser about […]
We know my lame ass obsession with clichés. I find them terribly fascinating. I found this gem today, “20 Business clichés that make you look stupid”. I didn’t know from business clichés. I chose the clichés that were humorous to me. The next big thing – Dear Ha’Shem, please don’t let it be Michelle Shlockmann […]
Admittedly, I’m a deathy dame, to the extent that macabre humor tops my list, among other things. Let’s discuss the cliché, Stick a fork in him. Logistically, what scenario would one practice the fork method? I get the point – being stabbed by a fork hurts. If you have a pulse, you’ll react. Blah, […]
What sick, twisted fucktard came up with this nugget of bullshit? All things grow with love, my ass. Children that grow up in dysfunctional homes, when not waging war on high schools, grow up to be tormented artists or bankers. Animals left for dead in dumpsters and/or beaten to near death, find unconditional love with […]
I have a love/hate relationship with this cliché. If love wasn’t blind, who would bother falling?! Conversely, I wonder if this cliché shouldn’t be, “Love is deaf, blind and mute“, evidenced by the quantity of shitlationships so many of us have had. And, because some of the best relationships maintained their longevity because each turned a blind eye. […]
From the research I did, there is no evidence to substantiate this claim, “Madder than a wet hen”. Just out of curiosity, when a hen is mad, how would you know? I’ve been in the country. I’ve been to farms. I’ve seen hens in their “natural” habitat, and, yet, I’ve never heard a hen say “Fuck […]
I did a few searches for my own amusement. Pigs are descendants of boars, which are 8,000 years old. (Who cares?) When I searched for boars sexual behavior (As if you weren’t planning to do the same), I found a video on Google called “Boars having sex”. When I logged on, natch the video was called “Pig […]