as useful as a fly screen on a submarine

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").

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

2 to the 1 to the 1 to the 3 please get tommyinnit off my screen

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.

Wilbursoot: 2 to the 1 to the 1 to the 3 please get tommyinnit off my screen.
Nihachu: -_-

by u/welikeReddit1 February 13, 2021

Syreena

The best friend you could ask for. A Syreena is someone who you can always count on to be there for you. She is the best person you will ever meet in your life.

person 1- That girls seems nice

person 2- Ya, don´t you know she´s a Syreena?

person 1- Man, I need her as my friend

by AnAmyToAJake April 29, 2019

Screen Cheater

Someone Who While Playin Halo (Or Any Othe Game With Multiple Screens On The Same T.V.) Looks At Other Players Screens 2 Gain An Edge. One Of The Pussiest Panziest Ways 2 Play A Game, Screen Cheaters Usually Also Enjoy Sitting Down 2 Piss & And Masturbation While Watching Wrestling.

Yo I Thought You Were At Danny's Playin Halo. We Were But Darrin Kept Being A Screen Cheater So I Left And Fucked His Sister.

by Zero (Agent Orange) October 18, 2007

The Screensavers

See The Screen Savers

The Screen Savers helped me understand the "mega-this" and "giga-that"

by Rob Sessler December 17, 2003

Smoke Screen Intercourse

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.

by Naveed Mosca June 15, 2018

blue screen of death

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

by PitchBlackPony November 27, 2004