I have been having a bit of a blogger’s block and I feel like I have no original thoughts. Luckily, it seems that everyone else is also suffering from a similar problem of thoughtlessness and a complete lack of creativity. All day long the same clichés  are thrown around again and again and I can’t help wanting to shout, “but what does that MEAN?!” Here are my responses to these empty phrases that find me every where I go. It’s time to stop the madness!

Let’s think outside the box … OK, but what if what’s inside the box is really great? The question is: what’s in the box?!!??!!

It is what it is … is it?

That’s the thing … what is the thing? Maybe the thing just is what it is?

It’s a win-win situation … so is this a tie? Ties are for soccer.

Let’s hit the ground running … no, ow.

Out-of-pocket … if your phone will not be in your pocket where will it be?

Give 110% … I will give it all I got, but unfortunately that is only 100%.

Knock the ball out of the park …  lets go ahead and also shoot for base hits, inside the park home runs, doubles, and triples. Let’s not limit ourselves. Am I right?

Push the envelope … I don’t understand what this means.

All your eggs in one basket … who collects eggs in a basket? How about I won’t put all my emergency bobby pins in one purse?

Going forward … which other way is there to go? If you have a time machine, I’m definitely going backward.

On the same page … but then there will only be one page and that sounds like a boring book.

The ball is in your court … isn’t the game played on one court? I don’t get this game.

Let’s touch base … you want me to touch your base?

Let’s circle back … is that before or after we touch base?

A thought leader … ready, set, lead my thoughts.

Frankly, Quite frankly, Speaking frankly … so exactly who is Frank? In my opinion we should stop trying to be like him because he’s pretty annoying.

Let’s cross that bridge when we come to it … I agree that we can’t physically cross the bridge until we arrive but I would like to be prepared to cross it when we do. Like what kind of bridge is it? Can we drive over it? How high is it? You know I’m afraid of heights.

I will reach out to you … and you will touch my base?

Thank you in advance … well, that’s optimistic.

At the end of the day … it is night?