Clever, albeit overused (in some circles) retort to anyone attempting to pour haterade on the parade of oneMr. David Hasselhoff.
Schmo: David Hasselhoff is gay/lame/can't sing or act, etc etc
Clever Retort: Hey, don't hassel the hoff! His legend just keeps growing. "Only in America" could such a person find such success. So don't hassel the hoff, baby...
If you can't soar with the Eagles, don't fly with the flock
The complete opposite of if you can't beat them, join them
It means if you can't be the best then you may as well be nothing at all.
person 1: I gave into peer pressure last night and tried crystal math
person 2: If you can't soar with the Eagles, don't fly with the flock person 1: oh.
stolen from the Real World; something you say to someone when you don't want them to hold a grudge against you..you just want to deal with it here and now.
Nick: "I'm pretty pissed off at Greg right now for not coming to my birthday party...I'm just going to be secretly mad at him."
Matt: "Naw man, don't bring it to the mountain. Call him and tell him how you really feel!"