I was thinking about some of the phrases that really bug me, they grate on me like nails on a chalkboard. They make me cranky when I hear them.
Here's a sample: "Having said that", "at the end of the day", "some people say", "look", (ya, I know Obama says that alot as does Chuckie T) and "I see what you're saying".
Words, words, wasted words.......
This got me thinking about when Earnest Hemingway was challenged to come up with a story in 6 words. His story:
For sale, baby shoes, never worn.
In Christopher Buckley's book "Losing Mum and Pup" he tells of the happiest 6 word story being
Grandfather dies, father dies, son dies
There's actually a web site that has challenged people to write their 6 word stories.
http://www.sixwordstories.net/...
A few that caught my eye were:
It can't be, I'm a virgin.
by Kate Atkinson
See that shadow? It's not yours.
by Jim Crace
Veni, Vidi, Vici (I came, I saw, I conquered)
by Julius Caesar
With all the "verbosity" on Daily Kos, I wondered what you all could come up with. Oh, I know you are good at songs! Heaven forbid that we forget all the clever songs written about "Fitzmas".
But 6 words? Nah, there's rarely a comment under 6 words.
Here's mine:
I'm 67, forgot something, oh-oh
And so my kids don't panic......I'm JOKING!