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“I’d like to see things from your point of view, but I can’t seem to get my head that far up my ass” is a jocular put-down that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain.

“I’m trying to see things from your point of view but I can’t get my head that far up my ass. - - Awards and Decorations; FYPB, Lonesome Oozer” was posted on the newsgroup rec.motorcycles on October 4, 1997. “I’m trying to see things from your point of view, But I can’t get my head that far up my ass” was posted on the newsgroup rec.music.artists.amy-grant on August 18, 1998.

“I’d like to see things from your point of view, but I can’t get my head up my rear end” was printed in The Economist (London, UK) on August 21, 1999, and credited to American color commentator and professional wrestler Jerry “The King” Lawler.

“I can’t get my head” is often replaced with “I can’t stick my head.” “I’m trying to see things from your point of view but i can’t stick my head that far up my ass” was posted on Twitter by Tess Elin on November 6, 2008. “Witty Quote of the day: ‘I’m trying to see things from your point of view, but I can’t stick my head that far up my ass’” was posted on Twitter by Andy P. on February 26, 2009.

Wikipedia: Jerry Lawler
Jerry O’Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), better known as Jerry “The King” Lawler, is an American color commentator and professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the commentary team.

Google Groups: rec.motorcycles
****The New American Squid****
Dances with Poultry
Oct 4, 1997, 3:00:00 AM
(...)
I’m trying to see things from your point of view
but I can’t get my head that far up my ass.
- - Awards and Decorations; FYPB, Lonesome Oozer

Google Groups: uk.rec.motorcycles
CrimeBeat
Dances with Poultry
Nov 1, 1997, 3:00:00 AM
(...)
I’m trying to see things from your point of view
but I can’t get my head that far up my ass.
- - Awards and Decorations; FYPB, Lonesome Oozer

Google Groups: rec.music.artists.amy-grant
Julie’s stupid survey to wake ya’ll up
NYCZombie
Aug 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM
Scott Bennett wrote:
> NYCZombie, and only for you: I’m trying to see things
> from your point of view, But I can’t get my head that far
> up my ass.

At this point, I’d like to kick you so hard up yours that you’d be spitting out my odor eaters. :0)

Google Groups: alt.fan.gill-anderson
GAWS
Poohstks38
Mar 4, 1999, 3:00:00 AM
(...)
i don’t know who said this, but please take this succinct and straightforward reply: i’m trying to see things from your point of view, but i can’t get my head that far up my ass.

The Economist
21 August 1999, The Economist (London, UK), “United States: Mud-slinging, body-slamming,” pg. 23:
The one who may cut the deepest is Jerry “The King” Lawler, a professional wrestler who is now the commentator on a wildly popular television wrestling programme. Like the governor of Minnesota, Jesse “The Body” Ventura (who encouraged him to run), Mr Lawler believes that a well-known name, and the appeal of an outsider, can collect quite a lot of votes. Mr Lawler shares with the Minnesota governor a penchant for direct talk (“I’d like to see things from your point of view, but I can’t get my head up my rear end”).

Google Groups: misc.writing
Sigline motivation?
Blake A. Loyd
Aug 28, 1999, 3:00:00 AM
(...)
> Siglines I’ll probably never use again because some deem them too
> offensive:
>
> I tried to see thing from your point of view, but my head won’t fit up
> my ass.

Another one is available. “I would like to see things from your point of view, but I am just not going to stick my head up your ass.”

Google Books
Man Walks into a Bar:
Over 6,000 of the Most Hilarious Jokes, Funniest Insults and Gut-Busting One-Liners
By Stephen Arnott and Mike Haskins
Berkeley, CA: Ulysses Press
2007
Pg. ?:
I’d like to see things from your point of view but I can’t seem to get my head that far up my ass.

Twitter
Loyal Goff
@loyalgoff
I’m trying to see things from your point of view, but I can’t get my head that far up your ass.
7:18 PM · Feb 22, 2008·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Rho Drummond
@Snowfoxx
Replying to @JGrodis
@JGrodis I’d really like to see things from your point of view, but I can’t get my head that far up my a$$
12:16 PM · Oct 21, 2008·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Tess Elin
@babiesforlunch
I’m trying to see things from your point of view but i can’t stick my head that far up my ass
6:16 PM · Nov 6, 2008·Twitter SMS

Twitter
Andy P.
@ANDYthatsme
Witty Quote of the day: “I’m trying to see things from your point of view, but I can’t stick my head that far up my ass.”
8:51 AM · Feb 26, 2009·Twitter Web Client

Google Books
Title I’m Trying to See Things from Your Point of View. But I Can’t Stick My Head That Far Up My Arse!: A 100-Page Funny Joke Lined Notebook for Friends, Fa
Author Gibbo Gibbo
Publisher Independently Published, 2019
ISBN 1798626187, 9781798626184
Length 100 pages
Subjects Humor › Topic › Marriage & Family

Google Books
Title I Am Trying to See Things from Your Point of View But I Can’t Stick My Head That Far Up My Ass: Blank Lined Journal Funny Notebook, Office Coworkers Jokes
Author Maggie Nguyen
Publisher Independently Published, 2019
ISBN 170480163X, 9781704801636
Length 99 pages

Twitter
Castle Lord
@Tomarms04462858
Replying to @gyourys @shawnmccloud and @realDonaldTrump
I’m trying to see things from your point of view but I just can’t get my head that far up my ass.
11:59 AM · Nov 24, 2020·Twitter Web App

“I’d like to see things from your point of view, but I can’t get my head that far up my ass”