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See if you can add a twist. One time Harlan Ellison wrote: She looked like a million bucks. Realizing what a horrible cliche that was, he changed it: She looked like a million bucks, tax ...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T04:25:52Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Dale Hartley Emery
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2019-12-08T04:25:52Z (almost 5 years ago)
See if you can add a twist. One time Harlan Ellison wrote: > She looked like a million bucks. Realizing what a horrible cliche that was, he changed it: > She looked like a million bucks, tax free. For a lame example (that twists the cliche by adding another one): > It sometimes felt as if we spoke different languages. British English and American English. **ETA:** This idea is useful sometimes. Lauren Ipsum's idea is useful all the time. Y'all should go upvote that one.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-07-08T16:41:16Z (over 9 years ago)
Original score: 10