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When I say "jump" you say "how high?"

The catchphrase of boomers in particular, possibly coming from the movie "Stripes" is a phrase that fuels their narccisim and the outcome being they wonder why their kids and grand kids go No Contact and abandon them or throw them into homes and abandon them.

The idea is you are supposed to question an order not act in blind subordenation. They just say "JUMP!" being confused you ask "How high and why?"

Boomers comically use the phrase "If your friend jumps off a bridge would you follow?" fueling more of their hypocisy.
"When I say "jump" you say "how high?"-Boomers

"Why do my kids hate me?"-Boomers
by rolomaturbo December 25, 2023
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How does xy work?

A phrase that questions something really simple and has an obvious answer to it, but can become very confusing if the one asking the question knows how to confuse. It can be used to keep up conversations.
It was found on the questions tab of bill wurtz's website
Here's a question that has been haunting me: How the hell does salad work? / How does a backpack actually work? / How does xy work?
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how wo do that

When someone is just messing with their friends they put how wo do that
Lad 1: Hey how wo do that
Lad 2: What?
Lad 1: How wo do that
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that's how the keyboard works

when your friend does something so stupid, you can respond with this simple phrase.
joe: yo bro i just broke my bedroom door
joe 2: i guess that's how the keyboard works

joe: bro i literally can't sleep at night stfu
by the blaster. August 16, 2023
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