John and Craig look at phrases that have been banned from comedy writing rooms, and more generally why making a list of what you will never do can help you figure out what you should do.
We also answer listener questions about character names, life rights and sticking to a genre.
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* [John Quaintance’s Tweet](https://twitter.com/John_Quaintance/status/799751549610168320)
* [The List of Clams](http://johnaugust.com/2016/the-workaholics-list-of-banned-phrases)
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**UPDATE 12-08-16:** The transcript of this episode can be found [here](http://johnaugust.com/2016/scriptnotes-ep-278-revenge-of-the-clams-transcript).