Thanks! It actually started when I found technical debt to be a buzzwordy term without the appropriate meaning. What I came up with was "Dirty dishes". All the little things you can put off, but need to deal with on a regular basis. You need to get back to 'clean'. The analogy has a lot of depth and good connections, but the important part is the visual, visceral reaction most people have to the image of a kitchen full of dirty dishes.