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Don't pee on me and say it's raining

Posted by Smokey Stover on April 15, 2008 at 04:26:

In Reply to: Don't pee on me and say it's raining posted by Safiya on April 02, 2008 at 09:58:

: What is the origin of "Don't pee on me and say it's raining"?

I, too, have heard this, so I'm sure it's not just the fevered imagination of some friend or author familiar to you. But I've never seen it attributed to any individual.

You asked for the origin, and not the meaning; but I'll give you the meaning, as I see it, anyway. "Don't excuse what you have just done by saying it's happening everywhere, or saying it's not your fault, it's just happening. You did it, and you only!"
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