Clichés

“Life is like a—”

“Don’t you dare say ‘box of chocolates’!”

“What? Why not?”

“Because it’s a trite, clichéd phrase that doesn’t require any thought or originality on your part, and which you think makes you sound clever, but it really doesn’t.”

“People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.”

“There! You did it again! And it didn’t even make sense! You’re the one using clichés, not me.”

“You criticized me for using clichés, which is so cliché.”