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
Vladimir	vlah-DEE-meer (Russian), VLAH-dee-meer (Croatian)	Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Alex	AL-əks (English), AH-ləks (Dutch)	English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Khanpasha	-	Chechen
EirÍKur	-	Icelandic
Mikhail	mee-khah-EEL (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian
Asgeir	-	Norwegian