This saying was conceived by Bob and his buddy Mel while on a cycle ride to Portsmouth Dock Yard via Gosport in the Summer of 1963. They passed by a naval shipyard and noticed a beached and apparently discarded mini (aka: one-person) submarine in the assembly yard. The yard gate was open, so the guys checked out the sub and noticed that it had an open hatch upon which had been placed a fly screen (of the household variety), beggaring the question: "what is as useful as a fly screen on a submarine"??? Ironically, someone had punched a hole through the screen through which a horde of wasps had flown in through the hatch and nested. The thought came to mind of how annoying it would be - after closing up the submarine - to have the wasps buzzing around inside the sub...
Following immigration to Canada in 1975, one of the guys adjusted the saying to: "as useful as a screen door on a submarine" to accommodate Vancouver Island / BC / Canada / North America vernacular (which didn't recognize the term "fly screen").
Following immigration to Canada in 1975, one of the guys adjusted the saying to: "as useful as a screen door on a submarine" to accommodate Vancouver Island / BC / Canada / North America vernacular (which didn't recognize the term "fly screen").
the act of a Central Bank 'printing' fiat money, ie: quantitative easing, in an attempt to curb inflation is "as useful as a fly screen on a submarine"
by Myrddin Wyllt October 26, 2022
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Well, look where we are now! Did you come from Purgatorium? No? Maybe? Well, this is a remix to you reposted in the wrong neighbourhood. But I want a full version now so bad. But I suck at songwriting. Ask Wilbur for one in the next YLYL. I don't have any money I don't even have a credit card.
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Get the 2 to the 1 to the 1 to the 3 please get tommyinnit off my screen mug.When a dude ejaculates into a female specimens' orbital sockets, he begins to viciously slap her in the face, impairing her vision due to newly acquired combination of concussion like symptoms and the jizz in her head.
Dude: Wanna have some Smoke Screen Intercourse?
Girl: Um...Won't that hurt my eyes?
Dude: Don't worry, more than your eyes will hurt.
Girl: Oooo kinky...I like it.
Girl: Um...Won't that hurt my eyes?
Dude: Don't worry, more than your eyes will hurt.
Girl: Oooo kinky...I like it.
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Get the Smoke Screen Intercourse mug.when windows running mashines die, they show the infamous blue screen of death... a blue screen with a bunch of crap writing on it that basically tells you that your dumb computer finally met its end for today, aka crashed (but what it means is go buy yourself a Mac while you at it because they're alot better anyways). This screen is a fairly common occurance among windows users.... poor deprived people...
Joe- OH MY GOD MY PC IS SHOWING THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH..... AGAIN!!!! and i was just about to save my huge report! *sob*
Jennifer- oh im sorry, heres a kleenex. why dont you use my brand new iMac G5 to finish your report? it never crashes
Jennifer- oh im sorry, heres a kleenex. why dont you use my brand new iMac G5 to finish your report? it never crashes
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Get the split screen mug.When you put some marijuana in your pipe before hash so your hash wont fall in the pipe and in your throat
darell: ay nigga im gonna choke on this hash
jerome: its aight nigga ill throw a green screen down well get high as fuck
jerome: its aight nigga ill throw a green screen down well get high as fuck
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