The phrase comes from a Russian-language voice recording that circulated as a copypasta and soundboard clip, with no confirmed original author or program attached to it. Its humour relies on listeners recognising the opening line about a grandfather fighting the French, before the speaker spirals into profanity. Russian-speaking users spread it in gaming chats, comment threads and short video edits, where it became shorthand for an unhinged historical rant. It remains in use because the anger is so disproportionate that it fits almost any minor argument.