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The mind can only comprehend...

The mind can only comprehend...what the buttocks can endure! This is a saying about long classes and seminars. If attendees have sat to the point of discomfort, they probably won't pay attention to the class.
The students had glazed eyes and shifted in their seats. The mind can only comprehend...what the buttocks can endure!
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seven words you can't say on television 

A famous comedy routine performed by George Carlin about words the FCC prohibits being said on TV
In America we are supposed to have free speech, so it doesn't make sense that there can even be such a thing as seven words you can't say on television.
dio can (or dio cane, in italian) is a typical expression from the north-easth of Italy. It may be translated as "god dog", but it variates enormously in relation with the context of the conversation.
It may actually be suitable for more or less any occasion.
Many old people use it as a comma during everyday speech, as youngsters are honored in passing along the tradition.
p.e.:
ma dio can!
"what happened!/what a disaster!" -also:"that's crap!"-or:"great, wonderful!"
(as you might notice, meanings vary enormously)

pasime el dio can, valà
"bring that stuff here, please"

te sì proprio un dio can
"you goofy..!"

dio can che stecca/lima/viola
"what an hilarious situation/i'm freaking stoned/i'm utterly drunk."
dio can by tòmarecheroiaomo January 26, 2014

You can't sit on your own arse. 

An English idiom demonstrating the fact that one cannot sit on one's own arse.
Well, you know what they say; "You can't sit on your own arse."

Cum in a Coke® Can 

The act of ejaculating into a drinking Cup, beaker, flask, canteen, goblet, grail, Stein, or various brands of soda cans. Permitting another person to drink it (Note: consensually), gaining a certain pleasure out of watching them consume it, or by receiving it.
Wife: “Hey, you know what would be kinky?”
Me: “... Cum in a Coke® Can?”
Wife: “What’s that?”
Me: “... Dunno, I literally just made it up... Holy shit, I gotta put this on urban dictionary!”

Because I can 

An absolute and valid verbal justification of any action that is seemingly without a clear goal or purpose.
This expression is used to quickly make someone realize that the action in itself is so mindnumbingly cool and awe-inspiring that a purpose is no longer necessary.
Q: Why on earth would you want to play "Für Elise" on an HP Scanner!

A: Because I can