1.) The inability to possess quality goods or services.
2.) Shit we can't have.
3.) Used to describe the consequences of an asshole.
2.) Shit we can't have.
3.) Used to describe the consequences of an asshole.
1.) "God dammit Schmidt, this is why we can't have nice things."
2.) "He pissed on my desk, this is why we can't have nice things."
3.) "You grabbed her ass, this is why you can't have a nice thing."
2.) "He pissed on my desk, this is why we can't have nice things."
3.) "You grabbed her ass, this is why you can't have a nice thing."
by Humping midget January 14, 2011
Why we can't have nice things (Also known as this is the reason why we can't have nice things) is an expression used to show anger or disappointment over an object or action.
Person 1: *posts long, extremely sexual post about Children's show on internet.
Person 2: *reads over shoulder as Person 1 types post.
Person 2: This is why we can't have nice things!
Person 2: *reads over shoulder as Person 1 types post.
Person 2: This is why we can't have nice things!
by boomhare January 2, 2016
want an example of This is why we can't have nice things? urban dictionary would have been an better place if HORNY PEOPLE NEVER EXISTED
by someone else thats not u March 3, 2021
And here's to you, 'cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do...
HAHAHAHA!!! I can't even say it with a straight face!
This is why we can't have nice things, darling...
HAHAHAHA!!! I can't even say it with a straight face!
This is why we can't have nice things, darling...
by b_awkward92 January 18, 2018
This phrase is easier to understand if it is read as "You can't eat your cake, and have it too". Obviously once you've eaten your cake, you won't have it any more. Used for expressing the impossibility of having something both ways, if those two ways conflict.
He works so hard to pay for that fancy house of his that he never has any time to stay home and enjoy it.
Yeah, you can't have your cake and eat it too.
Yeah, you can't have your cake and eat it too.
by bmiles October 1, 2006
"you can't have your cake and eat it too" trying to hold onto something - an uncut cake - while enjoying eating it.
by labkat January 12, 2009
A dirtier, less known expression that mean's the same as "you can't have your cake and eat it, too."
In other words, you can't have everything you want. You get one thing, but you may not get the other.
In other words, you can't have everything you want. You get one thing, but you may not get the other.
Joe: Did you hear that Mike slept with Kelly?
Sam: Yea.
Joe: But she won't be his girlfriend.
Sam: "You can't have your pussy and eat it too"
Sam: Yea.
Joe: But she won't be his girlfriend.
Sam: "You can't have your pussy and eat it too"
by Russessabagina December 15, 2009