Buzzwords and bingo no.12

In the last 48 hours, I have heard the expression "elephant in the room" used by four individuals in four different meetings. I've nothing in particular against this term - but it's getting a little clichéd. Here are some of my alternative suggestions:

There's a Mills in the room - only appropriate when there's a McCartney in the meeting.

There's a Hague in the room - despite overwhelming evidence that he was going to lose the General election in 2001, William Hague genuinely thought he was going to win.

There's a Keegan in the room - Kevin Keegan was hailed as the new Messiah just a couple of months back when he became manager at Newcastle for the second time. You'd have thought the fans would have realised by now.

The Coldplay in the room - yes, they're popular - but they're also pants . . . you poor misguided fools . . .