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Find a new cliché

A blister-packed sandwich just ain't worth it

V Sri
Jan 17, 2024
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Like a vending machine sandwich, clichés are convenient when low on time or energy. But while the former threatens only your stomach, indulging in cliché gives the rest of the world gas. If you care about meaning, you must find the time, you must find the energy, and dang it, you must find a new cliché.

The word “cliché” is a chunk of French, an onomatop…

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