http://snowclones.org/2008/08/08/the-talented-mr-x/ Snowclones are the new eggcorns. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:51:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://snowclones.org/2008/08/08/the-talented-mr-x/#comment-3433 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:29:58 +0000 http://snowclones.wordpress.com/?p=112#comment-3433 Could “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” by Roald Dahl be a precursor? Or The Amazing MR. X (1948 film noir)? Googling “The Amazing Mr.” gives lots of possilbe links…

]]> http://snowclones.org/2008/08/08/the-talented-mr-x/#comment-2744 Sun, 24 May 2009 06:30:31 +0000 http://snowclones.wordpress.com/?p=112#comment-2744 Speaking of movie titles into which different names are substituted, I’m constantly seeing headlines and titles that are some variation on “Mr. X Goes To Washington,” from the 1939 film “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington.” Here’s a selection from Google: Mr. Lessig, Mr. Bezos, Mr. Netenyahu, Mr. Firth, Mr. Aso…

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