I think a lot about Sayings maybe their role in society has been filled by memes
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In the 70s, 80s, 90s we quoted slogans or couched things as faux ad copy. We'd had Zappa, Monty Python, SNL, SCTV, etc point out consumerism as the air we breathed and we ran with it. Maybe "a stopped clock" and "what it says on the tin" and "LAMP" all serve the same social role?
Just, you know, a thing you say when you don't know what to say but you want people to know you're doing your best and you're glad to be there with them.
