The appalling clichés thread.

Participant · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:01

People bigging up the virtues of cars they can only afford because their parents bought it for them.

G-MAN2004 · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:13

Robbie G said:
People bigging up the virtues of cars they can only afford because their parents bought it for them.

Sounds like jealousy.

One I can't stand is 'I could care less' but only because it is wrong. Silly Americans.

jp_bl_68 · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:17

Any combination of the words "pasty" and "smash" .

Participant · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:17

G-MAN2004 said:
Sounds like jealousy.

Haha there's another classic OcUK cliché; thanks for providing 'G-MAN'!

Might sound like it, but my parents are thankfully in the position whereby they have provided me with plenty. I just don't impose it on others.

gillywibble · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:23

What it is, is.

Ciphon · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:28

These:

"Trust me.."

"Stuck between a rock and a hard place."

"It's on the tip of my tongue."

"The way I see it..."

Arcane · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:29

"It's been an emotional rollercoaster".

dangerstat · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:30

This thread can't go on forever, somethings gotta give

Curunen · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:34

Here goes nothing.

Cybermyk · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:42

He won't get there any faster.

ticklemebougy · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:43

no offense..

its always in last place you look.

BrightonBelle · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:58

gillywibble said:
Haven't you grown

After years of having this said to me... I actually used it for the first time last year.

Getting old!

Chin up.
Anything else in the pipeline?
Absolutely.

BB x

[FnG]magnolia · 17 Jan 2010 at 20:58

These are a bit Management ****-word cliches but still :

AT THE END OF THE DAY
REVISIT
BALL PARK
THE COAL FACE
CORE DRIVERS
TAKE THAT OFF-LINE
GAME PLAN
SYNERGY
PROACTIVE, NOT REACTIVE
TOTAL QUALITY
SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS
STRATEGIC FIT
BANDWIDTH
WIN-WIN SITUATION
SLIPPERY SLIDE
STRATEGIC GOALS
HARDBALL
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
TICK THE BOXES
TRANSPARENT
GAP ANALYSIS
OUT OF THE LOOP
FAST TRACK
PURCHASER - PROVIDER
MINDSET
BEST PRACTICE
GO THE EXTRA MILE
RESULTS DRIVEN
KNOCK-ON EFFECT
STRATEGIC PLAN
THE BOTTOM LINE
BENCHMARK
EMPOWER EMPLOYEES
PUT THIS ONE TO BED
TAKE THAT ON BOARD
CORE BUSINESS

English, people. Use it.

G-MAN2004 · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:19

Robbie G said:
Haha there's another classic OcUK cliché; thanks for providing 'G-MAN'!

Might sound like it, but my parents are thankfully in the position whereby they have provided me with plenty. I just don't impose it on others.

My pleasure.

I agree with you, and I'm in a similar position, however I really don't think it's worth moaning about! Everyone likes to show off every once in a while, who cares how they acquired the object in question.

Broken Hope · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:38

There are plenty of fish in the sea

You're not getting any younger

naefeart · 17 Jan 2010 at 21:52

Sod's law
That's all she wrote
Bite me!
'ave it!
Who'd have thought...

Mr Doovde · 17 Jan 2010 at 22:10

'Life is what you make of it'. Hmm, try saying that to the people of Haiti.

Curunen · 17 Jan 2010 at 22:19

Mr Doovde said:
'Life is what you make of it'. Hmm, try saying that to the people of Haiti.

Hit the nail on the head...

JonnyT · 17 Jan 2010 at 23:12

Any use of the word Synergy by anyone in Management

"Have you tried turning it off and on again?" - as I work in IT support

"It was doing it a minute ago" - another IT gem

The appalling clichés thread.

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