typo - that should have been low hanging fruit, not nnging fruit.

I think the flagpole line was used primarily by comedians, but there are a number of other cliches that are still in use. I notice that companies in California seemed to adapt these catch phrases.

In television nuts, there was one that drove me nuts. In a live newsroom situation, the director would often ask "who is playing" in the upcoming story - meaning what anchors and reporters would be on screen.