A phrase referring to 9/11. This phrase is normally used by conspiracists that 9/11 was inside job carried out by the U.S. under President George Bush. The argument is that the steel beams that collapsed within the tower causing it to fall, could not have been melted by the heat from the collision of the plane. Meaning that the building could have been intentionally brought down via explosives, specifically using thermite, that can melt steel and leave no evidence behind.
Person A: 9/11 was such a mournful day in history. Screw Terrorists!!
Person B: Yeah....the terrorists are the government. Jet fuel can't melt steel beams.
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What a mother yells whenever something gets broke
*CRASH*
Kids (in sync of course): "I didn't do it!"
Mother: "THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS!"
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It means that the situation that is being described is a binary. It is something that is either IS or ISN'T. Such as is the case when one is pregnant. One either "is" pregnant or "is not", there is no in between or partial pregnancy. It means it is a situation in which there is no ambiguity or no gray area. You can't be "just a little bit" of certain things.
You can't be just a little bit pregnant when you are talking bankruptcy. You can't be just a little bit bankrupt. You are either bankrupt or not bankrupt.
References:
Lou Mannheim (Hal Holbrook) in the movie "Wall Street" used this phrase while conversing with Bud Fox
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It's a statement a mom or dad would make, while exasperated with their child for having broken some household item. For instance, a mother buys a new small appliance for her kitchen, let's say its a stand mixer. The kids start playing with it and jam something in the blades and burn out the motor. Mom walks in and sees the mess and yells, "See! That's why we can't have nice things!"
It's a comment that is actually an irrational thing to say, but it's funny for that reason. A very "mom/dad" thing they would say in the heat of the moment.
"See! That's why we can't have nice things! Dad just bought this VCR, and you kids put a sandwich in it! Now it's broken!"
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1.make someone an offer and give them the choice of accepting and living, or refusing and dying. Taken from "The Godfather" trilogy.
2. Same as above, but instead of killing them, you take(kill) something or someone very dear to them.
The band-leader refused to let Johnny Fontane out of his contract, so Don Corleone made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
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A fact known to all men and universally discredited by women.
"The dog needs to go out, right away" she said, as he was balancing on the top of rung the ladder, not only changing the bulb but cradling the fragile glass globe. "And please take the towels out of the dryer, before they start to smell moldy."
"I can't do two things at once" he replied, but she could not hear him, polishing her nails, talking to her mother on the phone and finalizing the Etsy order for Kleenex box holders, reminding him... "I need you to tell me which of these patterns you prefer".
If you are unable to outdo rivals in some endeavor, you might as well cooperate with them and thereby possibly gain an advantage. If your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join the adversaries. If you have to give up fighting some group because you can't win, band together with them.
If you can't win the battle, join the winning side. If you can't beat them, join them.
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