can't get there from here

(You) can't get there from here.

a catchphrase said jokingly when someone asks directions to get to a place that can be reached only by a circuitous route. Bill: How far is it to Adamsville? Tom: Adamsville? Oh, that's too bad. You can't get there from here. "Galesburg? Galesburg, you say?" said the farmer. "By golly, you can't get there from here!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Friedemann	FREE-de-mahn	German
Kiefer	KEE-fər	English (Modern)
Raven	['rævən]
Sabah Ud-Din	-	Arabic (Rare)
Embla	EM-blah (Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)	Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Amarjeet	-	Indian (Sikh)