you know what they say about nickels and strange occurences

This is a phrase based on the iconic Doofenshmirtz phrase, "Wow, if I had a nickel for the every time I was doomed by a puppet, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?" The phrase is not only a shortening of the phrase, but makes it easy to add to a conversation without jumpcutting to "haha funny reference".

Dude, this girl fell in love with me, dumped me, forgot she dated me, fell in love with me again, and dumped me AGAIN! Sigh, you know what they say about nickels and strange occurences...

by Nurfgal December 16, 2025

nothing more than what it is and nothing less than it should be

Its something you say when someone is questioning something they shouldnt be. In other words Everything went the way it should have.

Phil: Why were you gone 10 minutes too long or Why you back so quick, what did you do?
Stacy: I dd what I was supposed to do .. IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN WHAT IT IS AND NOTHING LESS THAN IT SHOULD BE!

by MiiTurtle August 2, 2022

What's That Game With The X's and O's?

A friend who forgets what Tic Tac Toe is.

Friend: What's that game with the x's and o's??
Me: are you kidding me-

by A Kid From Math Class December 16, 2022

What's red, and bad for your teeth?

a brick.

Yuuko: Hey Mai! What's red, and bad for your teeth?
Mai: a brick.

Yuuko: Huh?
*brick falling down crushing her skull*
*explosion*

by coffeemccoffee May 17, 2023

Most of what you hear/see about ai-programmed organisms like dogs and cats among others is religious philosophy than science for obvious reasons

Most of what you hear/see about ai-programmed organisms like dogs and cats among others is religious philosophy than science for obvious reasons

Most of what you hear/see about ai-programmed organisms like dogs and cats among others is religious philosophy than science for obvious reasons

by Hello-553669 April 26, 2025

Explain what a wheel is, how a wheel works, and how to build a wheel

The act of wasting time and resources explaining something so fundamentally basic that anyone with half a brain already understands it, usually performed by someone who thinks they're being helpful but is actually being condescending. This phrase is invoked when someone launches into a lengthy tutorial on a topic that everyone in the room already mastered in kindergarten. It's the verbal equivalent of mansplaining, but for basic concepts. The classic response to "let me explain how this works" when you've been doing it successfully for decades. Also used in corporate settings when a new hire spends an hour explaining their "innovative" idea that's literally just how things are already done.

Example: "My new coworker spent 20 minutes explaining what a PDF is during the meeting. I wanted to say, 'Dude, we don't need you to explain what a wheel is, how a wheel works, and how to build a wheel—just attach the file and send it.' But I smiled and nodded, because that's what you do when someone is trying to be helpful but is actually wasting everyone's time."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 15, 2026

What’d they get in a trade for you, a tin of chew and a half bag of pucks?

Best hockey chirp known to man. Only use if you want to mentally and physically destroy your opponent.

Meaning; that the player is really bad because the only thing his team got in a trade is a tin of chewing tobacco and not a full bag but a half bag of pucks. Maybe some orange slices if he is lucky.

Hey 19! Led the Q in pims as an over ager buddy, wheeled my buddies billet sister! You suck 19! What’d they get in a trade for you, a tin of chew and a half bag of pucks? Maybe some orange slices?

“Suck my knob!”

by jebbadardamus December 3, 2020