It's ___, stupid!

October 31, 2006 5:11 PM

Where did the phrase "It's ____, stupid!" come from & what was originally in the blank? I knew at one point (and remember that it's political in nature), but I've since forgotten & it's driving me crazy!
posted by eunoia to grab bag (11 comments total)

Are you talking about "It's the economy, stupid?"?
posted by fishfucker at 5:12 PM on October 31, 2006

It's the economy, stupid.

Not that I'm calling you stupid. It's a quotation.
posted by grouse at 5:13 PM on October 31, 2006

That was insanely quick and thank you!
posted by eunoia at 5:17 PM on October 31, 2006

It's "It's the economy, stupid", stupid!




sorry
posted by unSane at 5:36 PM on October 31, 2006

Should also be noted that it's prob originally derived from K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid), the mantra of marketers, politicians, and writers everywhere.
posted by turducken at 5:42 PM on October 31, 2006

A Google search for it's the * stupid gives you the correct answer. (Use * as a wildcard.)
posted by lunchbox at 6:24 PM on October 31, 2006

It's "It's 'It's the economy, stupid,' stupid," stupid.

OK, enough now.
posted by lunchbox at 6:32 PM on October 31, 2006

It's DEFINITELY the stupid economy.

But wow, is there ever a lot of stupid variations.
posted by Kololo at 6:41 PM on October 31, 2006

Feel free to select a 'best answer'
posted by SirStan at 7:22 PM on October 31, 2006

I pity the fool who hasn't seen Billy Wilder's wonderfully dyspeptic Kiss Me, Stupid (1964).
posted by rob511 at 7:42 PM on October 31, 2006

I always thought it came from an explanation of why Gillette was giving out razor handles.... you know, to sell more razor blades. Some kind of old-timey business quote.

"It's the blades, stupid!"
posted by Wild_Eep at 6:00 AM on November 1, 2006