Friday, July 06, 2007

Where does "This is why we can't have nice things" come from?

What's the origin of "This is why we can't have nice things!" I know it's used in Frisky Dingo, but is that where started? I've been seeing it a lot recently in the hipster doofus-verse.

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  1. I credit my mother, but I'm guessing that's not what you're looking for.

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  2. probably originated when someone negatively impacted the existence of aforementioned nice thing

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  3. this is why i'm here btw

    started vs started being said all the time

    i go through this every so often

    personally i suspect daily show influences phrase/meme prevalence

    not so much! drove me batty

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