“Take this job and shove it” seems to be the most popular variation, and possibly the original form. There is both a song (1978) and a movie (1981) with this title.
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Josh Millard . com » Take this snow and clone it // July 11, 2008 at 5:53 pm |
[...] mentions of “take this job and shove it” as snowclone material (on Language Log; at the Snowclone Database), I’m not finding any sort of write-up on how it’s been [...]
Josh Millard // July 11, 2008 at 5:58 pm |
I just did a quick “take this x and shove it” roundup post over on my blog. I have the feeling I only scratched the surface.