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Just_Daniel Topic Starter Ex Member Slow down; things will go faster. ~ djr	Norm... Reply #12 - Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	Normpo wrote on Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am: Daniel, a ray of light near blinded thee near-blinded Quite unique -- you did it without any punctuation yet I think you need that last dot at the end of "meow in S4 ~smile~ You're right! I'll be posting a rather extensive revision that adds punctuation and capitalization. I don't think my experiment in that regard worked as well as I'd hoped... but thanks for noticing my attempt! I really like the old-style use of the English language every chance you got -- nice touch. This was a wonderful way of telling us your views on clichés. I enjoyed it all. Thanks, Norm. I've added some and removed some in the revision. I'd be interested in your reaction. Shakespeare might have said in cliché: Don't be left hanging, That's plain as day; Rule of thumb: Where there's a Will there's a way. Fill in the blanks to complete the 4th cliché, Daniel! ~smile~ Norm [ But capitalizing on Will makes it less cliché! deLightedly, Daniel ] 8)


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Just_Daniel Topic Starter Ex Member Slow down; things will go faster. ~ djr	Ron... Reply #11 - Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	jgdittier wrote on Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am: Dear Daniel, I'm trying to compliment you in a non-cliche method. I must think of something yet unsaid. I'm thinking... Cheers, Ron jgd I get your point, my friend! Cleverly stated! deLighting always in your exchanges, Daniel 8)
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Normpo Forum Administrator Offline Posts: 10839 Joined: Aug 2^nd, 2003	Re: cliché ~ the cat's meow (modified 5/29 ~ than Reply #10 - Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	Daniel, cliché ~ the cat's meow cliché is when what used to be a ray of light near blinded thee near-blinded by stabbing through thy shadowed lid ‘til thou couldst see what had been hid and thou couldst barely hold thy tongue from speaking it aloud among compatriots, who shared it too alas the phrase took wing and flew across the seas of time until t'was slobbered daily in the swill of pubs and bars and on the street where even urchins would repeat its flick’ring light that no one sees for darkness brought it to its knees to crawl among the vermin now avoided like the cat’s meow Quite unique -- you did it without any punctuation yet I think you need that last dot at the end of "meow in S4 ~smile~ I really like the old-style use of the English language every chance you got -- nice touch. This was a wonderful way of telling us your views on clichés. I enjoyed it all. Shakespeare might have said in cliché: Don't be left hanging, That's plain as day; Rule of thumb: _____ there's a way. Fill in the blanks to complete the 4th cliché, Daniel! ~smile Norm


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jgdittier Ex Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1!	Re: cliché ~ the cat's meow (modified 5/29 ~ than Reply #9 - Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	Dear Daniel, I'm trying to compliment you in a non-cliche method. I must think of something yet unsaid. I'm thinking... Cheers, Ron jgd


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Just_Daniel Topic Starter Ex Member Slow down; things will go faster. ~ djr	r2D2 Reply #8 - Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	Thank you again for your nudging. 'twas nothing to spit on! Lightly plootin', Daniel 8)


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diehard Ex Member evolving always	Cat's Tail Be Pulled Reply #7 - Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	Hi, my friend. Looks better now. Now I don't have to think of words bounding into spittoons, etc. Yukko. Breath mint, for sure.
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Just_Daniel Topic Starter Ex Member Slow down; things will go faster. ~ djr	Thank you, Diane! Reply #6 - Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	diehard wrote on Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am: daniel, the poor cat. you've said it well. Thank you, Diane. The cat, though avoided, still catches the vermin. Fear not! I got hung up, though, trying to visualize a cliche slobbering in swill. Seems it wouldn't do that on its own. maybe, somehow "got" slobbered (without losing the rhythm)? Surely it wouldn't self-slobber. Point taken. Thanks for the nudge to revise! Just me, pulling the cat's tail. [ Neither of ours minds much! ] "across the seas of time until it slobbered daily in the swill" I've wiped my mouth now, thank you. I hope it wasn't offensive... and I'll take a breath mint now too. Nothing worse than cat's breath... though my dog's ain't good, fer sher! Lightly, Daniel 8)
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Just_Daniel Topic Starter Ex Member Slow down; things will go faster. ~ djr	Greetings, Tim! Reply #5 - Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	Tim wrote on Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am: Hello Daniel, I often think that I.T. is perfect for light verse, and this proves it. Thank you... and I think you're right on IT! S3 is easy to see, yet S1 and S4 are the metaphorical and points to how often people use a cliche without investing in it's etymology. We just assume. *... and as our drill sargeant used to say, To ASSUME makes an ASS out of U and ME.* The last two couplets are my favourite in this. Nicely penned, sir. ~Tim Thank you for contemplating with me, Tim. Always appreciated. deLightingly, Daniel 8)


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Just_Daniel Topic Starter Ex Member Slow down; things will go faster. ~ djr	Thanks, nas!... Reply #4 - Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	nas wrote on Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am: Hi Daniel The dreaded cliche. It's funny how what once started out as an original phrase has now become so overused that it becomes meaningless. Yes, the expression "the cat's meow" or "the cat's pajamas" (from pajamas made by EB Katz in late 1700's) both used to mean "something very outstanding" or the like. "cat's whiskers" may have meant something similar where you are, but long ago it meant the wire that created a kind of diode on a crystal radio... so I purposedly ended this piece about cliché with a nearly-forgotten cliché. Now, I'd love for a phrase I created to become a cliche, doubt it will ever happen, Stranger things have happened. I wouldn't be surprised. Just keep writing! What was once the cat's whiskers is now the cat's meow. I'll see whether I can tickle my cat into a meow with one of the other cat's whiskers. I know the second one will meow when I take it! Lightly, Daniel 8)
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diehard Ex Member evolving always	Re: cliché ~ the cat's meow Reply #3 - Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	daniel, the poor cat. you've said it well. I got hung up, though, trying to visualize a cliche slobbering in swill. Seems it wouldn't do that on its own. maybe, somehow "got" slobbered (without losing the rhythm)? Surely it wouldn't self-slobber. Just me, pulling the cat's tail. "across the seas of time until it slobbered daily in the swill"


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azurepoetry Ex Member	Re: cliché ~ the cat's meow Reply #2 - Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	Hello Daniel, I often think that I.T. is perfect for light verse, and this proves it. S3 is easy to see, yet S1 and S4 are the metaphorical and points to how often people use a cliche without investing in it's etymology. We just assume. The last two couplets are my favourite in this. Nicely penned, sir. ~Tim


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nas Ex Member I love YaBB 1G - SP1!	Re: cliché ~ the cat's meow Reply #1 - Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	Hi Daniel The dreaded cliche. It's funny how what once started out as an original phrase has now become so overused that it becomes meaningless. Now, I'd love for a phrase I created to become a cliche, doubt it will ever happen, What was once the cat's whiskers is now the cat's meow.


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Just_Daniel Topic Starter Ex Member Slow down; things will go faster. ~ djr	cliché ~ the cat's meow [ Revision 7/06 ] Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am	Print Post
	cliché ~ the cat's meow cliché is when what came to be a ray of light, half-blinded thee by stabbing ‘neath thy shadowed lid; soon thou couldst grasp a tail once hid... With 'Cat's Pajamas' on thy tongue thou'd spread it forth with joy among compatriots, who’d shout it too. Alack, thy phrase took wing and flew... across the seas of time until t'was slobbered daily in the swill of pubs and bars and on the street where even urchins would repeat its flick’ring light, near no one sees... for grey has brought it to its knees to crawl among the vermin now, avoided like the cat’s meow. © MLee Dickens'son 23 May 2007 Quote: Previous: cliché is when what used to be a ray of light near blinded thee by stabbing through thy shadowed lid ‘til thou couldst see what had been hid and thou couldst barely hold thy tongue from speaking it aloud among compatriots, who shared it too alas the phrase took wing and flew across the seas of time until t'was slobbered daily in the swill of pubs and bars and on the street where even urchins would repeat its flick’ring light that no one sees for darkness brought it to its knees to crawl among the vermin now avoided like the cat’s meow Original: S3L2 ~ it slobbered daily in the swill
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