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Where did the term special snowflake come from?

clh72569
clh72569 Posts: 280 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
I have been reading the forums for awhile now and see the term special snowflake. Just wondering where it came from?

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  • suruda
    suruda Posts: 1,233 Member
    hmmmm, we must read different boards because I haven't seen that term used here. BUT...we do use it at work a lot in reference to "everyone's different"...everyone is a snowflake, slightly different from each other.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    clh72569 wrote: »
    I have been reading the forums for awhile now and see the term special snowflake. Just wondering where it came from?

    although we are all slightly to moderately different, for the most part we all work the same.

    Many discussions in the health, nutrition, and fitness the author of posts assume their physiology is vastly different than another individual-to the point that it doesn't make rational sense (or even irrational sense).

    The term is generally mocking someone being unreasonable.







    For example...nobody on this site gains muscle faster than a woman who doesn't want to get bulky.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    fight_club___tyler_durden_by_moviegeek323.jpg

    Also: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/you-are-not-different.html/
  • jlahorn
    jlahorn Posts: 377 Member
    http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/special-snowflake
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