The catch phrase used by every single villain in a Scooby Doo episode.
Some Scooby Doo cast member pulls off the mask of the monster and some random person that appeared in the episode's face is revealed. He then shouts, "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids"
A phrase expressed by video game character Adam Jensen (Deus Ex: Human Revolution) after having received robotic augmentations due to a serious injury.
Used to define tragedies, real or otherwise.
Britney Spear's new single. I didn't ask for this.
New season of Two and a Half Men. I didn't ask for this.
From Lewis Black, it's the kind of saying that has no conceivable logical explanation and can cause your head to explode if you think about it for any significant amount of time.
"Right, New Jersey is a great place to live. And if it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college."