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00 You need to provide a context for this phrase. Where did you see it, was it spoken or written, is it part of a sentence, who said it (etc.)? 0-

0The only similar phrase I've heard is 'X needs Y as much as a fish needs a bicycle'. In other words, not at all!0-

0Hi - I have looked into this a bit, it may be part of the quote below: 02br
01i00"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle" -- attributed to Gloria Steinem02i02br
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1i00>A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle" -- attributed to Gloria Steinem02i02br
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00i.e. she doesn't need him/men (feminist view)0-

0 I understand it now. Thank you, everyone. 0-

Steinem herself attributes it to Irinia Dunn, an Australian journalist, who apparently wrote it on a toilet wall. The form of the quote dates back to the 1800s sometime - originally, "a man without religion is like a fish without a bicycle"