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Examples

  • Sierra refers to Dork Vader and Principal Mealymouth as being up "____ creek," CBS having blanked her out and blurred her mouth, so that the 12 people in America who don't know the term Shit Creek will remain blissful in their ignorance ..

    Tallulah Morehead: Survivor Tocantins: Lies and Whispers 2009

  • As mentioned yesterday, Peter Hain is up Shit Creek without a paddle in trouble:

    Hain: the shit hits the fan 2008

  • Many of our native plants are toxic, and unless you are as skilled as the Aboriginal people in the ways of handling and preparing such foods, you could end up as sick as a dingo, as blind as a fruit bat, or totally up Shit Creek without a paddle.

    Surviving Australia Sorrel Wilby 2001

  • Many of our native plants are toxic, and unless you are as skilled as the Aboriginal people in the ways of handling and preparing such foods, you could end up as sick as a dingo, as blind as a fruit bat, or totally up Shit Creek without a paddle.

    Surviving Australia Sorrel Wilby 2001

  • Many of our native plants are toxic, and unless you are as skilled as the Aboriginal people in the ways of handling and preparing such foods, you could end up as sick as a dingo, as blind as a fruit bat, or totally up Shit Creek without a paddle.

    Surviving Australia Sorrel Wilby 2001

  • Then it would be learned that I'd gone off to thwart the Logrus's attempt to rebalance order, and the headwaters of Shit Creek are a cruel and treacherous expanse.

    Prince of Chaos Zelazny, Roger 1991

  • Shit Creek will remain blissful in their ignorance ..

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

  • More signs that the "strategery" going on around the Afghan war is a soup sandwich being eaten in a chicken wire canoe while is is paddled up Shit Creek by a guy swinging a football bat wearing bowling cleats.

    Ace of Spades HQ 2009

  • Angela France to come on board the Shit Creek canoe as third poetry editor.

    Very Like A Whale 2009

  • Shit Creek will remain blissful in their ignorance ..

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

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