The Snowclones Database - The Diigo Meta page

• 08 Jan 15
  

  Christian D

  language reference linguistics

• 27 Nov 13
  

  Bryan Alexander

  language meme

• 11 Feb 11
  

  Kurt Basham

  language fun humor blogs funny interesting writing history

• 07 Oct 09
  

  Jeff Kirsch

  X is the new Y

  reference linguistics words fun language snowclones

• 16 Sep 09
  

  Beth Young

  writing linguistics fun blog hel

• 01 Sep 09
  

  Ron Hale-Evans

  funny reference snowclones language memetics

• 02 Jul 09
  

  James Slater

  language linguistics blog english reference culture words snowclones blogs

• 01 Jul 09
  

  Ken Pitts

  Blog cataloging the "snowclone" meme.

  language blog

• 05 Apr 09
  

  s scott

  blog language linguistics snowclone snowclones culture

• 03 Oct 08
  

  Djiezes Kraaijst

  snowclones language linguistics database resource

  • The Snowclones Database
  • “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!” speaks the eponymous King Richard in desperation as the battle turns against him in William Shakespeare’s c. 1591 Richard III.
  • these are not the X you’re looking for
  • This snowclone comes from dialogue in the 1977 film Star Wars:
  • sometimes it’s a direct reference to someone’s attempt to wave away another person’s curiosity

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• 20 Feb 08
  

  julia goolia

  blogs cliches fun idiom language

• 25 Jan 08
  

  Erin's Snowclones project

  language culture humor for:lithesomewiz word replacement

• 28 Dec 07
  

  Dolores Portalatin

  Popular phrases that people use and change slightly in everyday language.

  language linguistics snowclones english blog reference interesting

• 25 Dec 07
  

  dromedary

  awesome blog language snowclones culture english cliches

• 21 Dec 07
  

  Adit Kumar

  language linguistics snowclones English Blog

• 20 Dec 07
  

  Laura Foley

  language

• 18 Dec 07
  

  whipsnade

  idioms cliches

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  language database

• 20 Oct 07
  

  Julian Depetris

  languages english snowclones reference humor

• 05 Oct 07
  

  marcomastri

  language linguistics fun

• 12 Sep 07
  

  Alan Levine

  The definition of snowclone is somewhat fluid, by its nature, but there are some ground rules. I consider a high number of google hits with significant variation evidence for a phrase’s snowclonehood.

  web reference database google cogdogroo

• 18 Aug 07
  

  m cassimatis

  “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" I like that one. // Dr.McCoy to CptnKirk: “Dammit Jim, I’m a doctor, not a mechanic!” // sort of disclaimer on commercial for Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup, “I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV.”

  z0708 idiom

• 06 Jul 07
  

  MLT

  x is the new y and others...

  x_is_the_new_y catchphrases languages .occational unchecked

• 04 Jul 07
  

  Tom Roper

  english language linguistics snowclones

• 03 Jul 07
  

  Greg Parks

  language reference

• 02 Jul 07
  

  stracciatella

  snowclone

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