We tend to use these but if you ponder you see the cracks -
Vanish without a trace (if there was one - trace that is - then it won't be vanishing would it?);
What's up? Never really got that one - Sky, heavens (for the believers perhaps), actually its relative since it depends on what UP is, blood pressure or a certain body part at certain times of day (or night) but otherwise what a meaningless expression;
What goes around comes around - Seriously? If its going around you want to get away from it and not wait for the proof - influenza, hanta, H1N1 or its cousins.. btw why around - why not zig or zag? or sometimes straight like a drunk snake? Can someone not go straight up and come down? Like in an elevator? Not sure why around got someone tickled pink?
Here is another essay on the subject of first names. As in birth names. Or names provided to an offspring at birth. While the developed world tends to shy away from the exotic like Refrigerator or Coca Cola for their new production there is a plethora of Jims and Johns and Bobs or Robs. Speaking of which I do not think there is a categoric decision point at the time of birth if a child will be hereafter called as Bob. I mean have not yet met a toddler called Bob or Rob for that matter. At some point though the parental instinct to mouth out multiple syllables runs out and they switch from calling the crawler Robert to simply Robbie to Rob. Now speaking of - it is strange that the name sounds like something you would not want Rob to do - i.e. Rob anyone. Then why call someone that? After all Rob Peter to Pay Paul is not exactly a maxim to live a young life? Is it? Perhaps Peter or Paul might want to have a say in it? Then there is this matter of going to the John. Why degrad...
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