I’ve had the past couple of days off work and I wish I could say I’ve done something useful.  Instead, I’ve developed an addiction to these “toothpaste for dinner” internet cartoons.  I like the way the figures’ heads are drawn and how they slump. 

Whatever you do, don’t go to the site and look at any of them.  You’ll never come back to the real world. 

CT had it when it came to throwin’ out a good short story.  This is a picture of CT (he’s the one on the right) at about the age when this story was written.  Here you go.

“Turkey Talk by Chris Talley

If I were a turkey and were going to be eaten, I would run to the airport and get in a DC-10 and go to Russia to hide.”

That’s it.  Straight talk.  Brief.  You get what he’s trying to say, even with just one sentence.  A man of few words. 

How about it?  Are you up for tossing out a story in one sentence?

How’s your day going?  How about it in three words? 

Call me zany, but whenever it dips below 100-degrees around here, I get excited about fall! 

With that anticipation, comes the need to prepare.  What to wear…what to wear?  So, I thought I’d take a gander at the 2008 fall fashions.  Talk on the streets is that shoulder pads and those bows at the top of blouses are coming back.  WT..!   

Speaking of mommies.  This look to the left makes me want mine!  And I don’t want to hear her standing over me yelling, “Scrub, Tina!  Scrub!”And what genius thought of this!  Finally, a way to protect your face from the West Nile Virus and look smart at the same time.  Nothing says outdoor wear in Louisiana like mosquito netting.  Afterall, this is Sportsman’s Paradise.  Isn’t it time we started reflecting that in our attire?  If I were the designer, I would have given this model a fly swatter as a prop to carry down the runway.    

It’s back this fall! 

According to TVNewsday, ABC this week ordered 16 episodes of “Wipeout”, up from this summer’s 11.

The show ranks behind only “America’s Got Talent” and “Hell’s Kitchen” among all summer series. 

More impressively, among adults 18-49, “Wipeout” is the highest-rated new summer show on any network in three years.

I got to see “Wipeout” only once and that’s because Hazel and Jimmy were contestants.

And I’ve yet to be able to see “Hell’s Kitchen”, but really want to.  What do you watch?  What are you looking forward to this fall? 

The next time you want to impress a prospective employer with your vast vocabulary, try using a snazzy word to get their attention.  You know, if you don’t really need the job.    

Got words? 

Here are some of my favorites:  Hoosegow, Janky, Dank, Bosky, Jackass, Ort, Serendipity, Ai, Moonglade, Eesome

Let’s go with your favorite redundant phrases!

I do not like cliches in news copy or any other writing.

I do like it when someone butchers a cliche, either on purpose or by mistake.  That’s funny.   

 We had a KTBS photographer who was the best at accidentally crafting entertaining cliches.  Two of my favs:  “He was running around like a chicken with his nose cut off.”  And, “She was driving like a bat out of a cave.”

A friend of mine from another country once told me I was comparing apples to pears. 

Your comments on cliches?