Every Cliche in the Book

by Peggy Rosenthal and George Dardess

Book Overview

Presents well-known cliches under the headings: sentiments, situations, sources, and sounds.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688061141
• ISBN13: 9780688061142
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Quill
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

You'll Smile, You'll Laugh, You'll Cringe...

...at every cliche in this book. Ms. Rosenthal and Mr. Dardess quizzed every in law, every outlaw, every aunt and uncle, parent and grandparent available, scribbled on the back of cocktail napkins, woke up in the middle of the night to scratch on the back of a light bill envelope to get all the cliches anyone could ever imagine and some that no one would ever have thought of...the cartoons, (listed as being done by the CRAG and Peter Lavigna) are hilarious, too. A chicken depositing eggs on the highway divider is "laying it on the line" and Bowser in his canine residence while consuming a frankfurter shows us "it's a dog eat dog world" (rimshot!).... Anyhoo, there are hilarious dialogs like "Mr. Arbuthnot and the Meaning of life" and "Mom and Pop And Sis And Junior" arguments that will make you sick with glee and tickled pink on how cleverly several cliches are placed in context of a conversation or two or three...the index alone is a wealth of information. Or a cavern of puns, however you look at it. You will fully enjoy this one. And when you finish, hand this book over to a friend, so he/she can get a kick out of it, also. (You know stacking my reviews with a boat load of cliches is right up my alley. Why did you think I could not resist tossing a few more logs in the fire in 'this' review ...?)