Hence, metaphorically, if something begins to wear thin, they’re less effective due to overuse. Clichés, for example, were all witty and inspiring remarks at first but become clichés after being repeated again and again.

Similarly, one’s patience may wear thin after a while. A good joke often wears thin after you hear it so many times. Excuses certainly wear thin pretty soon. The first time, for instance, that you tell your teacher that you have to miss class tomorrow because you have to attend the funeral of your grandma he’ll grant you the leave. Try telling him the same tale several times in a row and see if he still believes you.

Point is, got to have better excuses.

Joking. The real point, where excuses are concerned is no excuses are good enough. Ever. Give them up. Just don’t have them.

Alright, before we drift far off the topic, let’s return to examine media examples of things wearing thin:

1. Panic-stricken people have queued up at hospitals in the western Indian city of Pune to be tested for swine flu.

More than 1,000 people have gathered outside the two government hospitals designated to look after swine flu cases in the city.

Chemist shops are reporting a shortage of face masks.

Pune reported India's first swine flu death earlier this week - a 14-year-old school girl tested positive for the H1N1 virus and died in hospital.

Her family has now filed a criminal complaint against the hospital with the police.

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