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

[Jonathan Lighter]

I've heard the innocuous "Can [or "Can't"] a guy get an X around here?"

Can't say just when. '80s?

JL

On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 2:26 AM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

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> My apologies. Obviously "Jew" is not derogatory.
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> Looking for "Arab," I found two hits for the same quote by mprs: can an
> arab get a ban over here?
> 2002: http://bit.ly/1b6GIT4
> 2006: http://bit.ly/1aFnV0I
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> > Benjamin Barrett <mailto:gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM>
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> > 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:
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> > 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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