The phrase comes from everyday Thai words: phan means one thousand and pla kra pong means canned fish, often canned sardines. No single film, show or creator is credited with starting this clip, so its history is tied to how it circulates online instead. Short Thai voice notes like this are shared as reaction audio in chats, reposted on soundboards, and reused in edits where an absurd, unrelated line gets a laugh. Its appeal is the contrast between a mundane grocery item and the huge, pointless quantity named.