What's with all the stupid puns and play on words?

Thank God I'm not the only one. My girlfriend and I watched this episode this morning and were cringing at how poor the writing was. Some amateur got it in his head that he was going to turn in an astoundingly clever script I guess.

"Even though he is a rookie, Elkins was like a Heisman winning quarterback. He was the right pick for the job."

What?

"The answer pealed louder than a church tower at noon on Sunday."

Umm, okay.

"They were struck harder than a pedestrian getting hit by a car in a crosswalk."

Wow.

"They were on the suspect like a bloodhound on a scent."

Geez.

"They were on the right track, like a bloodhound on a scent."

Okay, used that one twice now...

I have to imagine the poor narrator thought twice about doing this one. The scriptwriter made him sound like a moron. This was my first experience watching the show, so I hope the other episodes are not like this. If they are, I can only suspect the scriptwriter is someone's brother or cousin.

I almost forgot my favorite one:

"The detectives got there faster than you can say 'lickety split.'"

On second thought, I think the rednecks from Lizard Lick Towing must have written the script.

I actually find it to be very distracting from the actual content of the show. and weird. all of the similes and metaphors seem so flowery and playful in contrast to the subject matter.

I came on here just to see if this bothered anyone else. They use way too many cutesy similes for such serious subject matter. It's really inappropriate. I also don't care for all the tangents they go off on to discuss the hobbies of investigators. Who cares about that sort of thing when you're talking about a murder?

These puns you all are posting are cracking me up. I thought i was the only one who thought the puns were overkill (no pun intended on THAT one...oh gosh, I'm becoming one of them!!) Today, I loved, "Even though they weren't calling long distance, the police were still racking up the charges."

Also with the puns...how about the actors that play the suspects and look at the camera and have that mean or serious look or mad look? It is really cheesy

"The case has gone as cold as thanksgiving leftovers, and all that is left for detectives is to reheat some stale theories."
... and then ...
"Maybe the lab will warm up this cold case, and put the killer in the hot seat."

I don't have Investigation Discovery anymore sadly now that I'm back to basic cable but I do get to see this show on the Discovery Channel in the mornings. I find this show very interesting. I thought I was the only one that noticed the puns and similes. It's like they are trying to be playful about serious subject like murder