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{{quote|''Magic, schmagic. Boooo!''

~~{{quote|Magic schmagic. Boooo!~~|Rainbow Dash, from [[My Little Pony: ~~Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony~~ Friendship Is Magic]]. Viewable [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8whn597qTY here.]}}

|Rainbow Dash, from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''. Viewable [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}k8whn597qTY here.]}}

A [[Stock Phrase]], or rather, a [[Stock Phrase]] Template. A character scornfully dismisses a warning or advice for restraint by repeating the word that represents the advice, then the same word with its beginning replaced with "schm-". "Safety, schmafety!" "Rules, schmules!"

[[The Other Wiki]] tells us the actual name for this is [[wikipedia:Schm|Shm-reduplication]] and it's, unsurprisingly, of [[Yiddish as a Second Language|Yiddish]] origin.

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== [[Advertising]] ==

* All the kids want to play these these days is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZfNTKUQ8l4 Tetris, Schmetris!] Whatever happened to the unicycle? And the ~~BALL~~?

* All the kids want to play these these days is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZfNTKUQ8l4 Tetris, Schmetris!] Whatever happened to the unicycle? And the ''ball''?

== [[Film]] ==

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* In the ''[[Married... with Children]]'' episode "The Joke's on Al", Officer Dan has Griff arrested on the counts of "indecent exposure, murder, cannibalism" as a practical joke. Later, a TV report is seen about his arrest:

{{quote|'''Announcer:''' This news bulletin just in: The Chicago Cannibal has been arraigned for over 100 murders. The cannibal, shown in this picture, says he's innocent, claiming there is no evidence. The D.A. responded by saying, "Evidence, schmevidence".}}

* In the David Letterman Top Ten List of "Other O.J. Defense Rhymes" (on both the show and the book), Number one was "Evidence, Schevidence".

* In the ''[[David Letterman]]'' Top Ten List of "Other O.J. Defense Rhymes" (on both the show and the book), Number one was "Evidence, Schevidence".

== Music ==

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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==

* There's a ''[[Far Side]]'' cartoon with several characters saying some variant of the phrase: Neanderthals Schmeanderthals (mammoths), Indians Schmindians (Custer), Huns Schmuns (castle guards), Genghis Schmengis (Chinese soldiers). The caption is History Schmistory.

* There's a ''[[Far Side]]'' cartoon with several characters saying some variant of the phrase: "Neanderthals Schmeanderthals" (mammoths), "Indians Schmindians" (Custer), "Huns Schmuns" (castle guards), "Genghis Schmengis" (Chinese soldiers). The caption is "History Schmistory".

* In ''[[Zits]]'', Connie reads an article about how the decision making part of the brain isn't fully mature until the early 20s. She then says, "Science, schmience," as she decides to punish Jeremy.

* In ''[[Zits]]'', Connie reads an article about how the decision-making part of the brain isn't fully mature until the early 20s. She then says, "Science, schmience," as she decides to punish Jeremy.

== [[This Very Wiki]] ==

* [[Convection, Schmonvection]]

* [[Strategy Schmategy]]

* [[Strategy, Schmategy]]

* [[Self-Demonstrating Article|Word Schmord]]

* [[Self-Demonstrating Article|Word, Schmord]]

== [[Web Original]] ==