Vogue Words?

Everybody loves “the greats.” C’mon, who doesn’t love a little bit of clichés every now and then? They are always there for you, when you need bad advice, or you find it necessary to insert a corny joke somewhere. But perhaps the “winds of change” are suggesting new phrases. Let’s face it; they are brutally overused among older people. As is suggested by William Safire the phrases “age-appropriate”, “to show ankle”, and “go figure” are the biggest offenders. I’m not saying that they should be completely be forgotten or abandoned, but perhaps lightened up on. No kid likes being told that something like a movie isn’t age-appropriate. My mom always pulls the “quit acting like a child, behave more age-appropriately.” Begrudgingly, I have no choice other than comply. The next wonderful cliché, to show ankle; suggestive, old fashioned, retarded? Of course. This phrase is meant to suggest that a woman flash a little bit of skin, but not a lot, or else it wouldn’t be “age-appropriate.” But what I’ve find more disturbing is that I’ve heard people saying it. Now, the final culprit, go figure, is go figure. I am a big fan of go figure. It can used in just about every situation known to man.
“You failed”
Go figure
“Your dog got hit by a car”
Go figure.
Really, it has no limits. Clichés are awesome, but overused.