October 9, 2007

Soup du jour of the day

Things never to write:

completely destroyed
surrounded on all sides
young child
added bonus
all-time new record (this one makes sports editors twitch uncontrollably)
closed fist
exactly the same
join together
previous history
advance warning
unsolved mystery

Other stuff worth mocking:

It's raining outside. ... Because indoor rain is a you-know-what.
Tell me, in your own words. ... Unless you were planning to quote someone.
At this point in time. ... Time is all we have, bro. Even in space.
Make a Xerox copy. ... You copyright infringer, you!
Where's the ATM machine? ... Also see: He signed the NAFTA Trade Agreement.
And that's the honest truth. ... Because so many true things are lies.

Submit your own!

3 comments:

Dan said...

Don't forget your PIN number when you go to the ATM machine.

Anonymous said...

Compare and contrast. Making a comparison already requires you to find both similarities and differences, therefore eliminating the need to tell someone to also contrast. I actually never thought of this until a prof brought it up and now I laugh everytime my other profs use it (which is a lot.)

Anonymous said...

The big Rio Grande river. I'm not annoyed by it, I just think it's funny.