http://snowclones.org/2008/02/19/x-is-hard-let%e2%80%99s-go-shopping/ Snowclones are the new eggcorns. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:51:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://snowclones.org/2008/02/19/x-is-hard-let%e2%80%99s-go-shopping/#comment-2740 Aaron Sherman Thu, 21 May 2009 15:43:39 +0000 http://snowclones.wordpress.com/?p=93#comment-2740 It's worth noting that this phrase entered most of the public's consciousness, not as a result of the original Barbie press, but as a result of the Simpsons episode that lampooned the incident using a fictional "Malibu Stacy" doll that Lisa Simpson bought and then became disillusioned with due to its use of phrases like, "math is hard," and, "let's put on makeup so boys will like us!" It’s worth noting that this phrase entered most of the public’s consciousness, not as a result of the original Barbie press, but as a result of the Simpsons episode that lampooned the incident using a fictional “Malibu Stacy” doll that Lisa Simpson bought and then became disillusioned with due to its use of phrases like, “math is hard,” and, “let’s put on makeup so boys will like us!”

]]> http://snowclones.org/2008/02/19/x-is-hard-let%e2%80%99s-go-shopping/#comment-1963 Michael Grant Smith Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:44:43 +0000 http://snowclones.wordpress.com/?p=93#comment-1963 Blogging is hard, let's go shopping. Blogging is hard, let’s go shopping.

]]> http://snowclones.org/2008/02/19/x-is-hard-let%e2%80%99s-go-shopping/#comment-1961 snowclones Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:15:03 +0000 http://snowclones.wordpress.com/?p=93#comment-1961 @Iain: Fantastic! Thanks. @Iain: Fantastic! Thanks.

]]> http://snowclones.org/2008/02/19/x-is-hard-let%e2%80%99s-go-shopping/#comment-1960 Iain Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:26:19 +0000 http://snowclones.wordpress.com/?p=93#comment-1960 Further examples can be found in comments on many stories posted to reddit by http://reddit.com/r/programming/user/consultant_barbie/ Further examples can be found in comments on many stories posted to reddit by http://reddit.com/r/programming/user/consultant_barbie/

]]> http://snowclones.org/2008/02/19/x-is-hard-let%e2%80%99s-go-shopping/#comment-1957 snowclones Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:16:58 +0000 http://snowclones.wordpress.com/?p=93#comment-1957 Haha, maybe my comment reveals that I am no writer. Haha, maybe my comment reveals that I am no writer.

]]> http://snowclones.org/2008/02/19/x-is-hard-let%e2%80%99s-go-shopping/#comment-1956 John Cowan Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:07:46 +0000 http://snowclones.wordpress.com/?p=93#comment-1956 In my occasional forays into fiction writing, I always find dialogue dead easy. I should probably become a playwright instead.... In my occasional forays into fiction writing, I always find dialogue dead easy. I should probably become a playwright instead….

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