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[–] 3 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

I've never heard that phrase in my life, what was the joke if that's the punchline?

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  • [–] 6 points 18 hours ago (1 child)

    It's from an SNL skit from ages ago - I only know it because my high school band teacher referenced it enough that he had to show it to us so we'd get it.

    Chris Farley plays a motivational speaker whose whole schtick is basically "[don't fuck up your life] or you'll end up LIVING IN A VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER!" Over the course of the skit, it becomes apparent that his angle is less "don't fuck up your life and have to deal with a tough recovery," and more "don't fuck up your life and end up living in a van like I currently do."

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