[Ads-l] Snowclone: Can a (derog) X get a Y?

[Benjamin Barrett]

Today, a Jewish friend said to his wife while holding their infant, "Can 
a Jew get a bib?"

According to http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96edefjam.phtml, Chris Rock 
said on Saturday Night Live in 1996, "Scalpel! Scalpel! [ yelling ] Can 
a nigger get a SCALPEL up in this [ bleep ]!! [ the wrong instrument is 
handed to him ] I said SCALPEL, you [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ]"

In 1999 (http://bit.ly/1EV1eSQ, 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigger_%26_Blacker), Chris Rock's "Bigger 
and Blacker" evidently has a song "Can a Nigger Get a Tabledance" (which 
is unfortunately also the name of a song by what looks to be a racist 
named Johnny Rebel). See also http://bit.ly/1b6CmeW for "Can a nigger 
get a table dance or there is no sex in the champagne room" by shadowcat.

There are not a lot of hits for this snowclone, but there are a few out 
there. Here is what I found:

24 December 2009: http://bit.ly/1DtOujJ
moneymcbags writes: 12/24/09 Mid-Morning Report: It's Christmas Eve, can 
a jew get a table dance?

No earlier than 2009: http://bit.ly/1CXeCB5
Matthew "Baller on a Budget" R. writes: "Can a Jew get a ham sandwich up 
in this?"
Extra snowclone points for "up in this."

2010: http://bit.ly/1O1J1cf
SlickMoneyXL writes: Can a spic get a link please?

2011: http://bit.ly/1ORO6kl
jesus1 writes: Just like Cinco de Mayo...can a spic get a break?

Late 2014/early 2015: http://bit.ly/1b6AhQ1
hosaycore writes: Can a spic get a care package?

02/01/2015: http://bit.ly/1OplBZc
skellettes writes: can a homo get a promo on their birthday?

Benjamin Barrett
Formerly of Seattle, WA

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