The line comes from Gex, the 1995 platformer starring a wisecracking gecko, as noted in the clip's original upload. Like much of Gex's dialogue, it is a throwaway pop-culture riff, in this case on the 1973 science-fiction film Soylent Green and its infamous reveal about the food supply. Retro gaming fans have kept the series' one-liners alive through soundboards and compilation videos, and this particular quote endures because the reference is still widely recognised. Its brevity makes it an easy drop-in for edits about food, satire and dystopian humour.