Appendix:Snowclones/in X, no one can hear you Y

English

Etymology

From the tagline of the 1979 science film Alien: "In space, no one can hear you scream".

Phrase

in X, no one can hear you Y

1. (snowclone) Indicates a threat of imminent danger. X is often limited to words having something to do with space (e.g. cyberspace). Y is a sound made by humans, especially 'scream'.

   In college, no one can hear you say your prayers to God (except God and His army, of course), especially not some image-blind students and staff.

Statistics

• Frequency: Frequent (between 500,000 to 1 million Google or Google Books results)

External links

• A mention of this phrase at Language Log
• Discussion of this phrase at Snowclones.org