Some old, some new . . .
04.22.05 (9:09 am) [edit]All I can think of is cliches right now. Cliches people use in writing (which can be really annoying, quite frankly), cliches in conversation. A lot of cliches are used in consoling a grieving or hurt individual. Here are some . . .
Live and let live.
Don't worry, be happy!
Laughter is the best medicine.
No news is good news.
Truth is relative.
Making a bad decision is better than making no decision at all. (hmm, I wonder about this one)
There will come a day when all the work is finished or when it is too late to finish it. (HA! HA! This one is great for this point in the semester!)
Poor planning on your part does not create an emergency on my part. (A teacher's favorite phrase.)
Haste makes waste.
Popularity (admiration) is not love.
No pain, no gain.
It'll feel better when it stops hurting. (Ahh, my dearest Dad's favorite phrase.)
No guts, no glory.
There is nothing to fear but fear itself.
Life goes on.
When it rains, it pours.
You can't have it all.
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that suggests you tried. (my fave so far!)
Goodbye is not an easy word to say.
Hmm, lets try it out . . . goodbye. Not so hard.
posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 04.22.05 (10:57 am)
where did you find all these? off the top of your head?
posted by: 81 (reply)
post date: 04.22.05 (12:18 pm)
What does that last part mean? That it's easy to say goodbye? I'm confused.
posted by: hopie26 (reply)
post date: 04.22.05 (3:58 pm)
I found this on a website, as well as off the top of my head. The last one about saying goodbye - I was just saying goodbye to my audience - you. And it wasn't that hard to say/write goodbye. Thats all!
I wasn't being serious, just silly. And no, it is not easy to say goodbye in real life situations. I often cry.
posted by: SnowBird (reply)
post date: 04.22.05 (6:36 pm)
I must say that my fav. on the list is Some old, some new . . .
Friday 04.22.05 [4:09 pm]
All I can think of is cliches right now. Cliches people use in writing (which can be really annoying, quite frankly), cliches in conversation. A lot of cliches are used in consoling a grieving or hurt individual. Here are some . . .
Live and let live.
Don't worry, be happy!
Laughter is the best medicine.
No news is good news.
Truth is relative.
Making a bad decision is better than making no decision at all. (hmm, I wonder about this one)
There will come a day when all the work is finished or when it is too late to finish it. (HA! HA! This one is great for this point in the semester!)
Poor planning on your part does not create an emergency on my part. (A teacher's favorite phrase.)
Haste makes waste.
Popularity (admiration) is not love.
No pain, no gain.
It'll feel better when it stops hurting.
But the one I hated growing up was.........
It'll feel better by the time you get married (until high school, I didn't want to get married)
posted by: 81 (reply)
post date: 04.22.05 (10:12 pm)
I see. I cry, too. I think we all do.
posted by: 81 (reply)
post date: 04.23.05 (3:23 am)
Are you the same hopie26 from Arizona that sells on e-bay? Just curious....
posted by: 81 (reply)
post date: 04.23.05 (3:27 am)
Sorry to be nosy, but I'm also curious..... Who is hotma.tblog.com?
posted by: hopie26 (reply)
post date: 04.23.05 (8:56 am)
Reply to: 81
Nope - not from AZ. Nor do I sell on Ebay.
posted by: hopie26 (reply)
post date: 04.23.05 (8:57 am)
Reply to: 81
A friend from Indonesia - she is also a Christian. We have that in common.
posted by: hopie26 (reply)
post date: 04.23.05 (8:58 am)
Reply to: SnowBird
Really? You didn't want to get married until high school? wow :)
posted by: SnowBird (reply)
post date: 04.23.05 (9:31 am)
Reply to: hopie26
Yup, I had no interest in getting married, then I got to high school and realized that I wanted to get married!
posted by: Aaron (reply)
post date: 04.23.05 (12:09 pm)
Reply to: SnowBird
I'm afraid I don't quite understand the cliche'd saying, though . . .
in what circumstances would you hear "it'll feel better by the time you get married?"
I can't imagine that would be much comfort before high school even if you WANTED to get married.
posted by: hopie26 (reply)
post date: 04.23.05 (6:16 pm)
Reply to: Aaron
good point - marriage doesn't solve problems. It does add benefits, but its certainly not a cure all.