It's Not Rocket Science: And Other Irritating Modern Clichés

In the last 30 years, new technology, fashion, and social set-ups have spawned new clichés galore. Everything on the internet is available at the "click of a mouse," TV hosts ask the audience to "give it up" when they want them to applaud, call centers say "we value your call" even though "all our operators are busy." And if someone "gobsmacked" by all this they may be told to "get a life," "chill out," or "whatever." This collection sifts through all aspects of modern life to find the most prevalent, ubiquitous, and downright irritating clichés of our age.

Reference

Whichelow, Clive

MURRAY, HUGH

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Piatkus Books

In the last 30 years new technology, fashion, and social set-ups have spawned new clichés galore. Everything on the Internet is available at the "click of a mouse," TV hosts ask the audience to "give it up" when they want them to applaud, call centers tell us "we value your call" even though "all our operators are busy." And if you're "gobsmacked" by all this you may be told to "get a life," "chill out," or "whatever." This collection sifts through all aspects of modern life to find the most prevalent, ubiquitous, and downright irritating clichés of our age.

The Local Mystery of Robin Hood

History

Enigma

Lights, Camera, Merton!: The Films of Merton Park Studios

Arts & Photography

How To Survive A Mid-Life Crisis

Humor & Entertainment

Haskins, Mike

Humor

Summersdale Publishers

Class has begun! It's a new term and you can't wait for it to end. If only the holidays were longer... or school didn't exist. To get through it, you're going to need survival skills: Essential items: Headache pills, tranquillisers, stress ball, flare gun... Do power dress to show you're not to be messed with. Don't wear a Darth Vader costume. This mischievous little book will help see you through your years as a teacher with tongue-in-cheek advice and cheeky illustrations.

How to Survive Being a Teacher: Tongue-In-Cheek Advice and Cheeky Illustrations about Being a Teacher

Summersdale

You won’t find a more loyal and loveable friend than you will in your dog. But if you’re going to cope with its boundless energy, its insatiable appetite and its total disregard for social niceties, you’re going to need survival skills: Think positively! You will get more exercise than ever before (whether you like it or not). Reassure yourself! The "mad puppy" behavior should wear off after 15 years or so. This mischievous little book will help guide you through your role as a dog owner with tongue-in-cheek advice and cheeky illustrations.

How to Survive Being a Dog Owner

How to Survive Old Age: Tongue-In-Cheek Advice and Cheeky Illustrations about Getting Older

It's time to embrace the slower pace! There's no denying it - you're OLD, but that comes with a lot of perks. You can say the most outrageous things and somehow get away with it. You can dress however you damn well please. And after learning from so many mistakes, you're now as wise as you are wizened. It's your time to recline, and this hilarious book will show you how it's done.

Old Age for Beginners

Parenting & Relationships

You will never now become a rock star or regain the waist size you had at 18. You have taken a sudden interest in bleeding your radiators, listening to The Money Programme, and figuring out the best route to anywhere in the country. On the bright side, you can look forward to cheaper car insurance, and it's only ten years until you can book your first Saga holiday! You can take delight in the fact that you will never again have to sleep in a muddy field at Glastonbury, stay up all night at a party, or pretend to like Tequila Slammers.

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