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by unwind 4377 days ago
It's a meme, sort of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Considered_harmful.
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rrss1122 4376 days ago
Like all memes, it is mindlessly implemented to look "cool" or "clever".
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McGuffin 4376 days ago
A more precise term would probably be snowclone.
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