A Baker's Dozen of Replacements for the cliches "Dead as a doornail" and "Dead as the dodo"
First posted January 2007
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Dead as the mastodon
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Dead as a lamppost
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Dead as the Pharoahs (or Mayans or Aztecs)
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Dead as hotpants (although, combined with black stockings above the knee, they’re making a comeback in Asia!)
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Dead as the moon (or Mars, although they’re still hoping to find life there)
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Dead as yesterday’s dinner
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Dead as a lightning-struck tree
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Dead as a shot-up TV
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Dead as the druids (this one might be iffy!)
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Dead as a dental cap
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Dead as a derringer
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Dead as the contents of a deli
- Dead as John Gotti