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Crabs in a Bucket 

Used to describe a person (or subculture) that does everything in it's power to destroy the ambitions of those among them who wish to improve themselves.

It comes from the story of catching crabs in a bucket. When you catch a crab and place him in a bucket, the first thing he'll try to do is escape. Now, if you put two crabs in a bucket (hence the plural form of 'Crabs in a Bucket') and place them in there together, as soon as one tries to climb up out of the bucket the other will grab the escaping crab by the legs and try to escape itself, to which the process gets repeated to the point where NO crabs end up escaping.
Carl: "Isn't it a shame honey? How Johnny and Bobby are always constantly jabbing at (and insulting) eachother whenever they approach a group of girls, trying to make themselves look better than the other?"

Linda: "Exactly, they're like a bunch 'crabs in a bucket', they both end up as losers.
Crabs in a Bucket by Skaterrazz September 27, 2008

two ducks in a bucket, fuck it

You do not care, the situation does not bother you.
"Yo, your ex girls dad died."
-"Two ducks in a bucket, fuck it. I didn't like that guy anyway."

sixteen horses in a bucket 

A phrase that doesn't mean anything in particular.

Used by Tobuscus during some of his Lazy Vlogs when he is walking through a busy place in public and doesn't want people to know he is vlogging. Because he vlogs with his iPhone, he just puts it to his ear and pretends he is talking to his mom on the phone and uses the phrase.

In a similar way, while he was in college, he used the phrase Probably Monday.
Tobuscus during a Lazy Vlog:

"There are a lot of people here, shh, shhh... (Puts his phone to his ear) Hey mom? Yeah? How many? Sixteen! Sixteen horses in a bucket? Alright... alright, I got it! I got it, sixteen---in one bucket, okay."

two tears in a bucket 

shit happens, life goes on... originally a quote from "Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil"

The Lady Chablis ( a transvestite entertainer): "It's like my mother always said: 'Two tears in a bucket, motherf**k it'" in response to a critic...
"but what if your girlfriend catches us shagging in her kitchen?"

"two tears in a bucket baby, fuck it..."
two tears in a bucket by ktied September 11, 2005

Geraldo in a bucket 

Here's how to make Geraldo in a bucket.

Get a bucket and then shit in it and then...

tada!

Geraldo in a bucket!
And that is how you make Geraldo in a bucket

Salmon in a bucket 

The act of shoving a fish up a girl's ass and trying to scoop it out with your massive horse cock
Ayo I told Suzie to come over and play Salmon in a bucket.
Salmon in a bucket by Terry sandwitch November 19, 2020
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