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Favorite gun cliché

Grapeshot

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One of mine: Don't shoot the messenger.

Can something new (not old or trite) ever be considered a cliché?

"https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clichéDefinition of cliché 1 : a trite phrase or expression; also : the idea expressed by it. 2 : a hackneyed theme, characterization, or situation. 3 : something (such as a menu item) that has become overly familiar or commonplace."
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cliché
 

richbuff

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Gunning for a promotion. I don't have to worry about that, since I retired.

Jump the gun. Happiness is a warm gun. These two lines are in a Lennon song on the Beatles white album.

Shoot from the hip. I do that when I bang out a post.

Gunning the engine. Hopefully the driver of the car does not do that when I am jumping out of the car to run from police, because I am such a sweet kid.

Loaded for bear. That is the condition I am in when I am walking in my friends neighborhood that is located adjacent to National Forest.

I got my sights set on.... .... .... a fatty or sugary snack.

Go off half cocked. I do that when I am being compulsive and obsessive, both at the same time.

Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. Elton John album.

Let him have it with both barrels. One of my favorite argument styles.

It's a longshot, but.... .... .... he may get elected, even though he is not an insider.
 

richbuff

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I was invited to a golf tournament in Prescott. Saturday, September 1st, 2018 8:00am.

Guess what kind of start? Shotgun Start, of course. Will they hit the ball with a firearm, instead of a golf club?
 
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