how do you do
(UK, euphemism) A difficult situation.
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whenever the official account for 14 starts jumping in on memes, all I can think of is Steve Buscemi and his two skateboards, “How do you do fellow kids?”
Spending more than five bucks on food I don't like makes me want to kms, how do you do it?
Okay I’m moving on with an even more important and deeply existential question: how do people in the South smoke a joint? Because if it’s too humid here, I can’t smoke one, and I remember being in Tennessee and Georgi…
Angels come up to me every day and ask me, “How do you do it? How are you such a good guide?” I simply smile and respond, “YouTube Poop, bitch.”
People who work away for long stretches with young kids how do you do it? I got thinking about armed forces as an obvious one but there must be others like who work on oil rigs who are away months at a time. If you…
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(UK, euphemism) A difficult situation.
“whenever the official account for 14 starts jumping in on memes, all I can think of is Steve Buscemi and his two skateboards, “How do you do fellow kids?””
— Bluesky· May 2026“Spending more than five bucks on food I don't like makes me want to kms, how do you do it?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Okay I’m moving on with an even more important and deeply existential question: how do people in the South smoke a joint? Because if it’s too humid here, I can’t smoke one, and I remember being in Tennessee and Georgia and having a hard time smoking one. HOW DO YOU DO IT?!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Angels come up to me every day and ask me, “How do you do it? How are you such a good guide?” I simply smile and respond, “YouTube Poop, bitch.””
— Bluesky· May 2026“People who work away for long stretches with young kids how do you do it? I got thinking about armed forces as an obvious one but there must be others like who work on oil rigs who are away months at a time. If you have young kids how do you deal with the separation?”
— r/AskUK· May 2026
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