a phrase created by uriel bromberg to say when people ask why you can't drive yet or why would you not
peep: hey man, did you get your drive license?
you: nah, who needs a car if i can swim underwater
grandma: hey son, could you drive to the supermarket and buy me fresh fruits?
you: i ain't got drive license, but who needs a car if i can swim underwater
you: nah, who needs a car if i can swim underwater
grandma: hey son, could you drive to the supermarket and buy me fresh fruits?
you: i ain't got drive license, but who needs a car if i can swim underwater
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Da often-largely-bu**s**t "you think THAT'S difficult/meager/boring?? You coddled soft-livin' young people of today haven't a bleepin' CLUE about how dull/tough/harsh things USED to be for the common person!" retort given by arrogant elders to try to brush off a whiny-but-often-perfectly reasonable/legitimate request/complaint/excuse proffered by someone "from da newer generation".
Before you go sagely wagging your finger and snorting, "Why, when I was a boy..." anytime a younger person whimpers/protests to you about something, you should first seriously consider whether whatever "way back when" condition that you are referring to was truly fair/wise/healthy, or if it was merely based on the "unenlightened" prejudiced/close-minded/stereotypical thinking, unawareness/disregard for basic health/safety concerns, etc. which was so tragically rampant "back in the good ol' days", such as toxic building-materials, leaded gasoline, racial hatred, disregard for the dangers of radioactivity, lack of tolerance/sympathy/allowances for physically and/or mentally-challenged citizens, etc. Maybe the "young whippersnapper" who is bringing his dissatisfaction to your attention does indeed have a valid point which stems from modern-day knowledge and progressive thinking --- again, just because YOU had to put up with all of that "insipid/hard/agonized-living" crap during your formative years does **not** arbitrarily mean that it was fair or safe or reasonable, and therefore you should not blindly use it as a justifying example of what said youngster should think/tolerate nowadays.
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Because your mom doesn't love you your best friends leave you and your girlfriend is cheating on you
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Refers to street in Houston one commonly ends up on if they are lost.
Phrase is used for when someone is experiencing temporary insanity (possibly from a caffeine overdose) and either jumps to and from multiple topics in one conversation or winds up in the middle of nowhere when driving to a destination they have been to multiple times.
Phrase is used for when someone is experiencing temporary insanity (possibly from a caffeine overdose) and either jumps to and from multiple topics in one conversation or winds up in the middle of nowhere when driving to a destination they have been to multiple times.
Person 1: Wait, I thought we were talking about the health care plan and now you're talking about shopping for your mother's birthday present?
Person 2: Why am I on Dunlavy?
Person 2: Why am I on Dunlavy?
by Dunlavy December 28, 2010
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