nuke it from orbit


one step up from kill it with fire, usually followed by the phrase “it’s the only way to be sure.”

a paraphrasal of ripley’s line in the 1986 film ‘aliens’: “i say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. it’s the only way to be sure.”

generally used in response to a cl-sterf-ck, or anything largely weird or gross that needs killing or otherwise dealing with.
mike: guys, termites have invaded my house, what should i do?
dave: nuke it from orbit!
an adapted quote from the movie aliens, to ‘nuke it from orbit’ means ‘to come in a woman’s face’
“that b-tch’s face annoys me”

“i’ll be chucking one up her later, if it makes you feel any better, i’ll nuke it from orbit”

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