{"id":3485,"date":"2007-09-25T13:08:13","date_gmt":"2007-09-25T20:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/?p=3485"},"modified":"2007-09-25T13:08:13","modified_gmt":"2007-09-25T20:08:13","slug":"cliche-rotation-project-round-ii-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/wordpress\/2007\/09\/25\/cliche-rotation-project-round-ii-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cliche Rotation Project, Round II"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second round of the Cliche Rotation Project is complete. (For details on the CRP, see http:\/\/www.defectiveyeti.com\/crp<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

A big thanks to everyone who contributed. Here are some of the best I received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Old Cliche<\/th>\nReplacement<\/th>\nContributor<\/th>\nNote<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Seeing the world through rose colored glasses<\/td>\nReporting from the Green Zone<\/td>\nBrett<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweep it under the rug<\/td>\nClear the cache<\/td>\nRyan Murphy<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Timing is everything<\/td>\nTiming is the difference between salad and garbage<\/td>\nAnonymous<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not the sharpest crayon in the box<\/td>\nNot the brightest LED in the house<\/td>\nmantaworks<\/td>\nFully y3k-compliant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sometimes, you just have to roll with the punches.<\/td>\nSometimes you just have to park your car beneath a bird<\/td>\nDave<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rain on your parade.<\/td>\nStick a boot on your wheel.<\/td>\nJMT<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The grass is always greener on the other side of the street<\/td>\nThe line is always shorter at the Starbucks up the street<\/td>\nPenni Prominski<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It’s not rocket science<\/td>\nIt’s not Advanced Squad Leader<\/td>\nzosa<\/a><\/td>\nThis is in reference to the infamously complex wargame ASL<\/a>. Typical rule:<\/p>\n

2.2401 GUN DUELS: Vs a non-concealed, non-Aerial DEFENDER's declared Defensive First Fire attack on it, a vehicle may attempt to Bounding First Fire (D3.3) its MA (\/other-FP, including Passenger FP\/SW) at that DEFENDER first, provided the vehicle need not change CA, is not conducting OVR (D7.1), its total Gun Duel DRM (i.e., its total Firer-Based [5.] and Acquisition [6.5] TH DRM for its potential shot) is < that of the DEFENDER, and the DEFENDER's attack is not Reaction Fire (D7.2). Neither the +1 DRM for a Gyrostabilizer nor the doubling of the lower dr for other ordnance in TH Case C4 (5.35) is included in the Gun Duel DRM calculation. The order of fire for non-ordnance\/SW is determined as if it were ordnance [EXC: TH Case A can apply only if this unit\/weapon is mounted-on\/aboard a vehicle that is changing CA; all such non-turret-mounted fire is considered NT for purposes of TH Case C, and; A.5 applies to any type of FG]. If the ATTACKER's and DEFENDER's total Gun Duel DRM are equal, the lower Final TH (or non-ordnance IFT) DR fires first - and voids the opponent's return shot by eliminating, breaking, stunning, or shocking it. If those two Final DR are equal, both shots are resolved simultaneously. Any CA change the DEFENDER requires in order to shoot (5.11) is made before the ATTACKER's shot if the DEFENDER's total Gun Duel DRM <= the ATTACKER's; otherwise its CA changes (if still able to) after the ATTACKER's shot. After the initial Gun Duel had been fully resolved, and if otherwise able and allowed to, that DEFENDER may announce another attack vs that ATTACKER who in turn may declare another Gun Duel; this time the printed ROF of one firing weapon on each side may be included as a -DRM in that side's Gun Duel DRM calculation. Only the ATTACKER may declare a Gun Duel [EXC: not if the DEFENDER has done so per 5.33].<\/tt><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hit me with your best shot<\/td>\nShock & awe me<\/td>\naaron c<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dumb as a post<\/td>\nDumber than shoes<\/td>\nMegan Coughlin<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A watched pot never boils<\/td>\nA watched microwave never pings<\/td>\nSuezboo<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All the tea in China<\/td>\nAll the porn on the internet<\/td>\nDanny D and the Defects<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Busier than a one-armed paperhanger<\/td>\nBusier than a sailor on shore leave<\/td>\nRustyBadger<\/a><\/td>\nself-explanatory, I think!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A stitch in time saves nine.<\/td>\nEnable Autosave!<\/td>\nCarmen<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No shit, sherlock.<\/td>\nDoes a one-legged duck swim in a circle?<\/td>\nAnonymous<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kill two birds with one stone<\/td>\nSteal two elections with one candidate<\/td>\nPete Stine<\/td>\noh, you KNOW who I mean.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gone without a trace<\/td>\nGone 404.<\/td>\nRyan<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stuck out like a sore thumb<\/td>\nStood out like a miniskirt in a monastery<\/td>\nLung the Younger<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Like a knife through butter<\/td>\nLike a chainsaw through cheesecake<\/td>\nLung the Younger<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
keep your eye on the ball<\/td>\nTrack it like NORAD<\/td>\nMichael<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nice guys finish last<\/td>\nJames Dean died young<\/td>\nBen Ide<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.<\/td>\nAlways the fluffer, never the porn star.<\/td>\nRichard<\/a><\/td>\nFrom my wife while trying to fluff a houseplant back into shape after a disastrous repotting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forgive and forget<\/td>\nFlag and move on<\/td>\nCior<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Born with a silver spoon in his mouth<\/td>\nBorn with a venture capitalist in the family<\/td>\nCior<\/a><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
As slow as molasses.<\/td>\nLike Baldwin posting a Cliche Rotation Project update.<\/td>\nBill Braine<\/a><\/td>\nMolasses flows very slowly because of its inordinately high viscosity. The very slow pace of this flow is reminiscent of the pace at which Matthew Baldwin, author of the popular blog \"Defective Yeti\" posts updates to his Cliche Rotation Project series of entries. Thus replacing the old standard simile \"as slow as molasses\" (used to describe the pace of change in a very slow process or the pace of physical movement of a particularly slow object or individual) with \"like Baldwin posting a Cliche Rotation Project update\" presents the listener\/reader with a cognitively appropriate and mildly amusing (because of the tiny effort\/reward of decoding the dynamic) new simile, perfect for use as (nerdy) parties.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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The second round of the Cliche Rotation Project is complete. (For details on the CRP, see http:\/\/www.defectiveyeti.com\/crp.) A big thanks to everyone who contributed. Here are some of the best I received. Old Cliche Replacement Contributor Note Seeing the world through rose colored glasses Reporting from the Green Zone Brett   Sweep it under the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cliche-rotation-project"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3485\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}