Johnny's "world exploded with Don't Ask Don't Tell," he says.
In his next sentence he could have explained this, but instead says "that ship had sailed" -- a cliché.
So when Johnny follows that up with, "And that’s a different story for a different time," he only reminds us what clichés, dead metaphors, and other evasive language always do. They kill. They kill decent discussion Johnny started here, but then stifled.
Johnny's "world exploded with Don't Ask Don't Tell," he says.
In his next sentence he could have explained this, but instead says "that ship had sailed" -- a cliché.
So when Johnny follows that up with, "And that’s a different story for a different time," he only reminds us what clichés, dead metaphors, and other evasive language always do. They kill. They kill decent discussion Johnny started here, but then stifled.