NEW GAME USING CLICHES, THIS IS FUN!

Here's the idea: Everybody writes their own story using as many cliches as possible. This is just a brief example:

A couple of days ago, I cried all the way to the bank because I had been living on a high horse, and couldn't make ends meet. I wanted to ask for a loan, but the banker read me the riot act, and said, "You think money grows on trees?" Then I was waiting for the other shoe to drop, and suddenly, at the drop of a hat, he said, "Let's bury the hatchet, you can have your cake and eat it too." Boy, I tell you, diamonds are a girl's best friend!

OK, so you get the idea? It will be fun to see what everybody comes up with.