I guess you had to be there

What you say when someone tells you something he thinks is hilarious but really isn't. You say this to avoid hurting your friend's feelings in breaking it to him that his joke sucks.

Dudeman 1: "Oh man, I was playing horseshoes in Red Dead Redemption and I got a really close throw and John was all like, 'Did you see that!' It was so funny dude!"

Dudeman 2: "I guess you had to be there."

Dudeman 1: :(

by Izzy del Bosque June 10, 2010

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You had to be there

A phrase used as an excuse after someone tells a story that's not funny at all.

Person A: "Isn't that hilarious?"
Person B: "No, I don't really get it."
Person A: "...You had to be there."

by Yer MOM10000 August 9, 2009

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i’ll be there for you

The opening words to the hit sitcom “Friends” these few words provoke nostalgia in the mind of millions

Friend 1:I’ll be there for youuuuuuu
Friend 2:Cause your there for me too

by Ross is better than Joey January 27, 2019

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I'll be there in spirit

I won't be there.

Aw, man, I can't make it to your shindig, but I'll be there in spirit!

by JayEllJayToo August 25, 2009

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You had to be there

"You had to be there" is a phrase that one often uses when someone asks about a situation/joke/piece of time.

Basically, it means that it's hard to actually explain what that situation was like and that the person who is asking had to be a part of the situation to understand.

TLDR; You should have been there

For example, when perhaps two of your friends have an inside joke without you, and you're curious as to what that inside joke means, and they tell you, "You had to be there" (meaning, you had to be around them at the time when the inside joke took place to truly understand it).

by sparklingmagic February 28, 2021

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