My least favorite lede cliche

Anything derived from "Field Of Dreams."

Stop it. Just fucking stop it.

"If you write it, I will kill."

And I don't want to hear about "Mother Nature" every time it rains, either.

 

stop exaggeraing ... it's only been 89 years and you know it.

 

After Ron Artest's fight:
Ron Artest silenced his critics Friday night after breaking one of their jaws so that he can no longer speak.

 

Christmas came early ...

The Balderdashes had a few tricks up their sleeve last night and it was a treat for the Halloween night crowd ...

It was a dark and stormy night ...

 

It was a tale of two halves.

For the Webster's dictionary lede, there are no questions asked, you go right before the firing squad. Thanks for playing.

 

The worst of the worst, and I've seen it more than once at an area weekly.

"Once upon a time..." and then they try to get creative.

I think I used that paper to start a fire on a "dark and story night."

 

I think this lede has been used somewhere close to 1 billion times. It's so tired:

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth...

 

Any coach will tell you ...

 

This thread would make a great item to have in your top desk drawer.
Hm. That's actually a good idea. ...

 

Suddenly, a shot rang out.

 

A door slammed. The maid screamed.

 

Somewhere, a dog barked.