Pink Toad: The Exploration of Cliches

There is something oddly enjoyable about cliches. Most of them don't make sense, yet they do. Think of how a psychologist mainly listens, while letting a patient work through thoughts about a problem and then asks questions to redirect conversations. The patient creates solutions. That is how cliches work.

How many times do you think about life and a cliche comes to mind? "The grass is always greener on the other side." "Try, try again." "Always listen to your heart." "Everybody loves me baby, why not you?" "Never look a gift horse in the mouth."

We already know the advice someone should give when asking for advice. We are only seeking validation of our thoughts. Obviously casual answers will not fix it; however, it does fix it or we feel judged by the person giving the advice. Either way the type of stimulus needed to go ahead is achieved. It isn't as though they said something new or different. Yet they knew the answer. Now it makes sense, but only after hearing someone else say it.

Next time someone needs advice, say, "All the gadgets pink toad." Maybe you can get creative with existing cliches and say, "Too many duck became swans." I guarantee all it will do is gain attention for a minute and then they will agree with you (themselves).

They have heard it all before. You can say it all again, but cleverly in a new way. Maybe I'm wrong and it won't work. After all, "The grass is always greener on your neighbor's lawn."

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