Thinking outside of the Box - Aaaaaaaah!

If I hear someone say 'think outside of the box' one more time, I will crack up.

It's not the only cliché that I hate (hmm, I can't think of any that I do like), but it is the worst. Whenever someone starts talking about lateral thinking, out they all come. If you are approached by anyone who tells you to 'think outside of the box', run away. Certainly do not at any stage let yourself get drawn into conversation with this person as it will result in a slow agonising death.

I thought I would have a quick look on Wikipedia and see if it had a listing. Of course it has, silly me for doubting the power of Wikipedia (it's actually quite a good article. If you want to read it click on the link; Thinking outside of the box )

I was discussing this and other equally annoying corporate/marketing babble ('you have got to be in it to win it', 'aim for the the low hanging fruit' etc) with a friend the other day and apparantly, there is a game not unlike bingo that can be played at meetings, called 'Bullshit Bingo'. Prior to a meeting bingo cards containing a selection of phrases are discretely handed out among attendees who try to complete their bingo card first, by ticking off the phrases as the speaker unwittingly mentions them until there is a winner. Apparantly, the tempation for the winner to actually shout 'Bingo' is quite strong. Secret hand signals between the players is the accepted method of indicating who has one, so the gaff is not blown.
Naturally fully containing ones excitment can be a bit tricky, but apparantly an occassional giggle smirk or laugh normally has the affect of just encouraging the speaker even more, who assumes that everyone is loving his presentation and hanging on his every word (technically speaking, i guess they are!).

Not quite on the same topic, but it's worth a mention anyway, just because it is so laughable;
A few years ago, whilst attending an education seminar the delegates were advised that on no account should the term 'brainstorming'be used in future, as this could be deemed detrimental to children with special educational needs?
The advice was to use the phrase 'thought showers' in its place!

Will anyone support me in trying to ban 'thinking outside of the box' from being used in a public space during the hours of daylight.