Comments on: It's ___, stupid!

Question: It's ___, stupid!

eunoia — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:11:19 -0800

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!

By: fishfucker

fishfucker — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:12:43 -0800

Are you talking about "It's the economy, stupid?"?

By: grouse

grouse — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:13:01 -0800

It's the economy, stupid.

Not that I'm calling you stupid. It's a quotation.

By: eunoia

eunoia — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:17:21 -0800

That was insanely quick and thank you!

By: unSane

unSane — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:36:26 -0800

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

sorry

By: turducken

turducken — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:42:56 -0800

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.

By: lunchbox

lunchbox — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:24:01 -0800

A Google search for it's the * stupid gives you the correct answer. (Use * as a wildcard.)

By: lunchbox

lunchbox — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:32:02 -0800

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

OK, enough now.

By: Kololo

Kololo — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:41:29 -0800

It's DEFINITELY the stupid economy.

But wow, is there ever a lot of stupid variations.

By: SirStan

SirStan — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:22:22 -0800

Feel free to select a 'best answer'

By: rob511

rob511 — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:42:01 -0800

I pity the fool who hasn't seen Billy Wilder's wonderfully dyspeptic Kiss Me, Stupid (1964).

By: Wild_Eep

Wild_Eep — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:00:32 -0800

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!"