Appendix:Snowclones/X, and all I got was this lousy Y

Phrase

 * 1)  Indicating that a person who participated in a particular situation, or is connected to people who participated in that situation, only received some token item from that participation (most commonly a T-shirt).
 * 2) *1981, Omni, Volume 4, p. 123:
 * A crippled beggar with crutches and a cup stands on a street corner wearing a T-shirt that reads "I went to Lourdes and all I got was this lousy T-shirt."
 * 1) * 1982, Sarah Cullen, In Praise of Panic, p. 170:
 * We bought one for our brother Jo which read 'My brother and sister went to Israel and all I got was this lousy T-shirt'.
 * 1) *1997, Patrick Dillon, Truth, p. 50:
 * Scattered across the desk there was an old-fashioned telephone, some dog-eared police files and a mug that said, 'My son went to New York and all I got was this lousy mug'.
 * 1) *2001, Z Magazine, Volume 14, p. 2:
 * My parents retired to Florida and all I got was this lousy President.
 * 1) *2003, Kate McMullan, Knight for a Day #5, p. A-57:
 * Black letters on it spelled out: My brother met Sir Lancelot and all I got was this lousy tunic.