Comments on: (Dammit Jim,) I’m an X, not a Y! http://snowclones.org/2007/08/06/dammit-jim-im-an-x-not-a-y/ Snowclones are the new eggcorns. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:51:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: brainytheinsaney http://snowclones.org/2007/08/06/dammit-jim-im-an-x-not-a-y/#comment-2902 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:38:10 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/08/06/dammit-jim-im-an-x-not-a-y/#comment-2902 I’m a genius, not an engineer! (The Man in the Iron Mask)

]]> By: Jon http://snowclones.org/2007/08/06/dammit-jim-im-an-x-not-a-y/#comment-2819 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:16:06 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/08/06/dammit-jim-im-an-x-not-a-y/#comment-2819 I actually got to use this one at work. Jim asked me about something about whether we could legally spend money in a certain way, and I have a PhD…

]]> By: These are not the Snowclones you’re looking for … « Serendipitous Surfer http://snowclones.org/2007/08/06/dammit-jim-im-an-x-not-a-y/#comment-2292 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:46:23 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/08/06/dammit-jim-im-an-x-not-a-y/#comment-2292 [...] (Dammit Jim,) I’m an X, not a Y! [...]

]]> By: snowclones http://snowclones.org/2007/08/06/dammit-jim-im-an-x-not-a-y/#comment-1928 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:43:38 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/08/06/dammit-jim-im-an-x-not-a-y/#comment-1928 Agreed, the “dammit Jim” has been added for pragmatic effect in common usage, much like the “that would be” of the old Newlywed Game quote.

]]> By: Maradis http://snowclones.org/2007/08/06/dammit-jim-im-an-x-not-a-y/#comment-1927 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:34:57 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/08/06/dammit-jim-im-an-x-not-a-y/#comment-1927 First of all, I don’t recall McCoy ever saying “Dammit, Jim” on the original show in any context. He might have said that line in one of the movies (I can’t recall for sure), but since he never spoke the “I’m a doctor, not…” line in the movies, the “Dammit Jim” part is a misquote, though it’s well-integrated with the snowclone.

Second, the “bricklayer” line happened when he was asked to heal a patient that very much resembled a rock. And despite his misgivings, he did manage to bind the rock’s “wound”, using a substance (at least superficially) resembling bricklayer’s mortar.

Third, he also used the line “I’m a doctor, not an escalator” in one situation where he was trying to climb a slope.

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