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Fishing


by Margui The following was a challenge undertaken by me after some one begged to tally up and rank the number of cliches used in various Iolaus centric stories. Never wanting to be accused of using a cliche, I wrote this story in jest.

How many cliches can you find? The list in order of cliches appears below.

Top Ten Cliches
The golden hunter stood on the banks of the river. The tall reeds equaled the man's height. His impetuousness for fishing today nearly consumed him. He grabbed his fishing gear and went down to the river. Iolaus knew a few hunter's tricks and he was sure he could bag a big one. His deep blue eyes scanned the river for just the right place to toss his line.

"Ouch!" He said to the stranger fishing next to him. "A fellow Iolausian just smacked me with her staff. Sheesh," he grinned.

He stood in the company of one of his many admirers. Iolaus always got his way with women, and planned an evening she would never forget. But right now he just wanted to fish.

She ran her fingers through his unruly blond hair trying to get his attention.

"I have an enormous appitite," Iolaus said.

"I hope the fish are really biting," he said again trying to take his mind off her seduction.

"I hope they don't wear you out," the Iolausian said. She knew Iolaus had boundless energy but he was paying more attention to the fishing than he was to her.

But what could she say, that's what she loved about Iolaus.

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