you can't make this stuff up

== English == === Alternative forms === you can't make this up you couldn't make it up you couldn't make this up you can't make this shit up you couldn't make this shit up === Etymology === Used to describe a situation so outlandish or ridiculous that one could not have imagined it. === Phrase === you can't make this stuff up (often as an aside) The reality is so bizarre, ironic, or comically coincidental as to be unbelievable. Synonyms: fact is stranger than fiction, truth is stranger than fiction ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === you can't make this stuff up Used to express how ironically unbelievable or ridiculous a situation is.