Comments on: whatever Xs your Y http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/ Snowclones are the new eggcorns. Tue, 15 May 2012 22:58:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dan Lewis http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-2985 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:08:57 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-2985 Garrison Keillor’s got a song about this snowclone. Here are the lyrics to “Whatever Floats Your Boat”.

http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2009/10/03/scripts/boat.shtml

]]> By: anon http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-2912 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:46:16 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-2912 Related: That really Xs my Y, as in, “That really grinds my gears”, or “You know what really burns my toast? Sour milk!”.

]]> By: Coll http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-2210 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:52:30 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-2210 Whatever makes your seatbelt click!

]]> By: Mudi-b http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-2201 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:08:15 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-2201 Whatever creases your trousers
Whatever flips your burger

]]> By: Throbert McGee http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-1509 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:32:47 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-1509 I love skrolnik’s “whatever jacks your lumber” — I’ve personally used “whatever pitches your tent” and “whatever tightens your trousers” with the same risque intent.

When the context involves more elevated spiritual matters, however, might I borrow from Emily Dickenson and suggest “Whatever winds your sundial”?

]]> By: MX http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-1458 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:56:44 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-1458 “whatever blows your skirt up”?

]]> By: Gerald http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-1455 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:42:59 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-1455 Whatever blows your skirt up.

]]> By: Yaffa http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-1450 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:49:40 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-1450 During the grunge heyday I liked, “Whatever fuzzes your flannel.”

]]> By: Skrolnik http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-1431 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:01:49 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-1431 I think my favorite version of this is “Whatever jacks your lumber.” While seemingly rude, it can still be passed off as a reference to forestry.

]]> By: Arnold Zwicky http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-1395 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:27:14 +0000 http://snowclones.org/2007/12/10/whatever-xs-your-y/#comment-1395 mentioned in the “Unblogged snowclones” list on Language Log (#3765)

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