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No matter how nice of a thing you have, no matter how hard you may try, someone will always find a way to fuck it up.
Josh: Hey bro can I borrow your phone?
Me: I dunno man, I just bought this. I don't even have a case on it yet!
Josh: Chill dude, I ain't gonna break it. It'll just take a second..
Me: Okay...
Josh:*Immediately drops it on the ground, denting the corner*
Me: God damn it Josh, this is why we can't have nice things.
Me: I dunno man, I just bought this. I don't even have a case on it yet!
Josh: Chill dude, I ain't gonna break it. It'll just take a second..
Me: Okay...
Josh:*Immediately drops it on the ground, denting the corner*
Me: God damn it Josh, this is why we can't have nice things.
by re3ja January 14, 2016
May 4 Word of the Day
A portmanteau of carpe diem, a Latin phrase that means “Seize the Day!” and DM, which stands for Direct Messages. This word means seizing the day via DMs.
by LolWut098 December 30, 2020
2
*CRASH*
Kids (in sync of course): "I didn't do it!"
Mother: "THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS!"
Kids (in sync of course): "I didn't do it!"
Mother: "THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS!"
by SAHM May 02, 2013
3
1.) The inability to possess quality goods or services.
2.) Shit we can't have.
3.) Used to describe the consequences of an asshole.
2.) Shit we can't have.
3.) Used to describe the consequences of an asshole.
1.) "God dammit Schmidt, this is why we can't have nice things."
2.) "He pissed on my desk, this is why we can't have nice things."
3.) "You grabbed her ass, this is why you can't have a nice thing."
2.) "He pissed on my desk, this is why we can't have nice things."
3.) "You grabbed her ass, this is why you can't have a nice thing."
by Humping midget January 13, 2011
4
And here's to you, 'cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do...
HAHAHAHA!!! I can't even say it with a straight face!
This is why we can't have nice things, darling...
HAHAHAHA!!! I can't even say it with a straight face!
This is why we can't have nice things, darling...
by b_awkward92 January 18, 2018
5
want an example of This is why we can't have nice things? urban dictionary would have been an better place if HORNY PEOPLE NEVER EXISTED
by someone else thats not u March 03, 2021