not-quite snowclone

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

 Mark Mandel wrote
> Philadelphia is not the home of Robert Indiana's original LOVE
> sculpture<http://www.imamuseum.org/collections/artwork/love-indiana-robert>=
> ,
> but it has its own
> version<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LOVE_Park_Philly.JPG>(one
> of many <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Love_sculptures>) and is
> proud of it. Many takeoffs on the
> sculpture<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_%28sculpture%29#Versions>allud=
> e
> to love, including RAGE and HATE versions.
>
> But in Philadelphia I have noticed many, many takeoffs which, as far as I
> can tell, use it as an allusion to Philadelphia itself. I've photographed
> these as I've spotted them. Do y'all think this collection is worth
> organizing and posting as a kind of graphical snowclone?
>

I think it would be an excellent idea and look forward to seeing the collection.
Garson

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