The snore comes from The Simpsons, in the season 13 episode Half-Decent Proposal, first aired in 2002, where Homer Simpson is shown fast asleep. Clips of Homer sleeping have been reused in edits for years because the sound sums up his lazy, couch-loving character in a few seconds. As short reaction audio spread on soundboards and in video memes, this snoring loop became a go-to shorthand for boredom, exhaustion and sleeping through something important, separate from his usual catchphrases and one-liners.