The Postal Dude is the lead character of Postal, the controversial satirical shooter series from Running With Scissors that began in 1997 and became notorious with Postal 2 in 2003. His calm lines are often played against extreme on screen violence for comic effect. The phrase itself echoes the famous plea can't we all get along, which became a widely quoted cultural line in the early 1990s. Online, the short clip spread through gaming soundboards and meme edits, where its short length makes it easy to drop into arguments, streams, and chaotic gameplay moments.