NOT TO MENTION

When you say this aren't you sort of defeating the point of having a need to say it? If it is not to mention, they why mention it?

But that is always how it works out. Instead of saying not to mention, perhaps it ought to be something like, we can't forget. Makes more sense to me.

However, I rather doubt it will matter that much anyway. Just like so many things, it will be a case of nobody gives a crap if what they say sounds stupid.

That is the problem with the sayings. We just take them off the cliché shelf, insert into the mouth and hope for the best.

And since so many of us do it, nobody complains that much. Unless it is some stand up comic who works it into his dialogue. Then we can all feel free to laugh at being stupid and silly.

Which is really the main reality here we are all rather dumb on this at times. Only we don't bother to care.

Instead we just take turns being prone to ramble without our minds in gear. There is no driver's license required for that.

And even if there was, I imagine most people wouldn't care. They would just sit back and keep belting out the dribble.

So that means we get stuck with this nonsense. Which never gets more than a passing notice unless it is in this situation where somebody like me decides it makes for good comment.

But we move on don't we? Well sort of. More like we stumble and then go crazy, hitting our selves in the head for the annoying aspect.

Still it does give us precious moments when there will be a reason to smile. Others that produce a groan.

All of which result in us returning to our little bag of worn out sayings. We hold onto them like a pair of shoes we should have gotten rid of years ago.

Yeah, those kind. Tell me you have never done that? I don't think any of us enjoys that option, but we do it anyway.

Meanwhile life plods along at a yawn. We smile out of habit and then bend over and smile to some degree.

It all makes for some fun. The question of what type is up to us.