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In response to "Yes, it's a cliche. -- (link)" by mara

Yeah. I read your post literally as "Xes and Ys and Zs, oh my!"

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Jul 14 '10, 12:03

and not ____ (fill in the blank)

Responses:

Same here. (nm) - musubi Jul 14, 12:29
yep -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 14, 12:09
If she wasn't a librarian, I would have figured it out faster. I figured it was like a Dewey Decimal joke. -- nm - TFox Jul 14, 12:09
as did i -- nm - chuckles Jul 14, 12:09
I did until I saw the Busey remark, then I got it. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 14, 12:08
yep -- nm - Jim Jul 14, 12:08
Yeah. -- nm - Mop (219 lbs) Jul 14, 12:06
yeah, me too. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 14, 12:04 6
- me three. -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 12:06 5
  - Wow. I guess I'm used to it because that's how the linguists at Language Log talk about snowclones. (But also, algebra?) -- (link) - mara Jul 14, 12:09 4
    - Do I look like a linguist to you? -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 12:18 3
      - Algebra, too!! x+y=z!!! -- nm - mara Jul 14, 12:23 2
        
        but you capitalized! - loosilu Jul 14, 12:24 1
        
        Because the Ses to make them plural look weird on lower-case!! -- nm - mara Jul 14, 12:28

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