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
Finnbarr	-	Irish
Juris	-	Latvian
Garret	GER-it, GAR-it	English
Xanthia	-	English (Rare)
Yanick	-	Breton, French
Ayako	ah-yah-ko	Japanese