The phrase plays on Hurricane Katrina, replacing the storm name with tortilla for a deliberately weak rhyme that became a quotable meme line. It circulated online as a short Vine style clip and in reposts, compilations, and soundboard shares, often detached from its original context. Because the joke is self contained, new viewers understand it instantly without needing background. It remains used as a reaction to bad puns, forced comparisons, and any moment where a confident delivery is funnier than the joke itself, keeping the line alive in meme edits.