The line comes from Shenmue, Sega's story-driven action-adventure game series that began on the Dreamcast in 1999. The games are famous for their detailed everyday dialogue as the player questions townspeople, which is where this deadpan bar denial originates. Clips like this were later ripped and shared on meme soundboards, where short game quotes live on outside their story context. It endures because the phrasing is instantly reusable, turning any joke about partying or drinking into a quick defensive punchline.