up a creek without a paddle
up a creek without a paddle by Light Joker June 7, 2007
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up a paddle without a creek
A kind and polite way to say that someone has a stick up their ass. It's saying that someone is being overly stubborn, that they're refusing to come to terms with a situation, or that they're being waaay too strict about something and they're making a mountain out of a molehill.
-- Excerpt from "Kung Fu Panda" --
Master Shifu: "Tai Lung has broken out of prison! He's on his way!"
Master Oogway: "That is bad news. If you believe that the dragon warrior cannot stop him."
Master Shifu: "The panda?!? Master, that panda is not the dragon warrior! He wasn't even meant to be here! It was an accident."
Master Oogway: "There are no accidents."
Master Shifu: "Yes, I know. You've said that already."
Master Oogway: "Heh, well, it looks like you're up a paddle without a creek. And if you are up a paddle, the paddle is up you."
Master Shifu: "Tai Lung has broken out of prison! He's on his way!"
Master Oogway: "That is bad news. If you believe that the dragon warrior cannot stop him."
Master Shifu: "The panda?!? Master, that panda is not the dragon warrior! He wasn't even meant to be here! It was an accident."
Master Oogway: "There are no accidents."
Master Shifu: "Yes, I know. You've said that already."
Master Oogway: "Heh, well, it looks like you're up a paddle without a creek. And if you are up a paddle, the paddle is up you."
up a paddle without a creek by Coran17 October 18, 2023
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Up shit creek without a paddle
"Oh man, I can't believe I lost my paperwork; that stuff took me hours and it needs to be in by tomorrow!"
"Sounds like you're up shit creek without a paddle, mate."
"Sounds like you're up shit creek without a paddle, mate."
Up shit creek without a paddle by Lyrebleu November 2, 2013
Up shit creek without a paddle
Up shit creek without a paddle by Kung-Fu Jesus May 10, 2004
Up shit creek without a paddle
Up shit creek without a paddle by SpongeRobert November 4, 2018
up shit creek without a paddle
When one is caught in a precarious situation where the likelihood of it ending in something positive is virtually non-existent.
I can't believe I hit that car with my Mom's new car. I have been driving around aimlessly for the past 2 hours because as soon as she sees this dent, I'm up shit creek without a paddle.
wrong situation
wrong situation
up shit creek without a paddle by TheBigCanucklehead March 15, 2015
up shit creek without a paddle
A Scottish slang term meaning to be stuck in a bad situation without anyway of fixing it. The bad situation being 'shit creek' and the 'paddle' being the solution.
Germans: 'Oh nao, we haz lost WW1 and now have tons of debt and our country is facing hyperinflation!'
The Allies: 'Hahahaha, they're up shit creek without a paddle now! *slaps knee*'
The Allies: 'Hahahaha, they're up shit creek without a paddle now! *slaps knee*'
up shit creek without a paddle by gregonfire November 24, 2010
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