Matthew Baldwin at Defective Yeti has begun the cliche renewal project. The idea is to take tired old cliches and modernize them into a fresh, new cliche. So - I gave it a try:
Old: Drunk as a sailor New: Drunk as a Gibson
Old: A rose by any other name is still a rose New: Prince by any other name is still Prince
Old: Land of milk and honey New: Land of Macs and iPods
Old: Make like the wind and blow out of here New: Yo, we atta he'e
Old: Couldn't punch your way out of a wet paper bag New: Would get hurt by your own Wii (pronounced wee)
Old: It takes one to know one New: Whatever
Old: Fox guarding the henhouse New: The Donald guiding the debutantes
Old: All over that like a fat kid on a smartie New: All over that like a Hung on Idol
Old: Low man on the totem pole New: Amoeba on the food chain
Old: First come, first served New: You snooze, you lose
Old: You can pick your friends,you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friends nose New: It's more fun to play with your own Wii (pronounced wee)
Now you try..................
2 comments:
We actually do have one we use all the time. Instead of "like white on rice" We say, they were all over that like cats on ham.
Post a Comment