I always linked it in my mind as having either come from "Snowbird" - someone who flees the trials of a cold winter to go someplace easier and more pleasant for a time.
Or
From the phrase: "Not a snowflake's change in Hell". - ie that they can't deal with trials and tribulations in life.
Thus a "Special Snowflake" (A phrase I heard in a movie or comedy special (but I never saw or read Fight Club, so it wasn't from there). The phrase as I remember hearing it was, "Well, aren't you a special snowflake.") being one who thought that they should be different and not subject to the laws of the place they were at.
I always linked it in my mind as having either come from "Snowbird" - someone who flees the trials of a cold winter to go someplace easier and more pleasant for a time.
Or
From the phrase: "Not a snowflake's change in Hell". - ie that they can't deal with trials and tribulations in life.
Thus a "Special Snowflake" (A phrase I heard in a movie or comedy special (but I never saw or read Fight Club, so it wasn't from there). The phrase as I remember hearing it was, "Well, aren't you a special snowflake.") being one who thought that they should be different and not subject to the laws of the place they were at.
So, thanks for adding another perspective.
My friend practically had to force me into watching this movie and boy I'm glad he did.