Things I learned today...

Today, courtesy of Ms. Althouse...

1.) SNOWCLONES
http://althouse.blogspot.com/2007/05/snowclones.html#links


According to Wikipedia, a snowclone is a 'formula cliche' extrapolated from an existing phrase...for example:

if
PINK is the new BLACK...

X is the new Y...

60 is the new 40.
RVs are the new TINY DOGS

etc.

Who knew?

2.) ENGRISH
www.engrish.com

While following snowclone links, I kept discovering references to a mysterious phrase: ALL YOUR BASE ARE NOW BELONG TO US. It turns out to be a phenomena to which I was not hip. Go figure. So this led me to ENGRISH. My mom and I have enjoyed Engrish for some time, but we didn't realize there were a name it call to be you know!