i hate the term "nothingburger". when did we start saying that and why
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i like it, unironically though i think it's justin mcelroy's fault
i mean i think the first person to actually say it was some like 50s journalist but justin mcelroy speaks like a 50s journalist and some tumblrinas got it from him
According to the Know Your Meme entry, it comes from an article by Louella Parsons from June 1st, 1953. More recently though it seems to have been popularized in 2016 by politicians and news anchors, which might explain why I associate it with Twitter.
the first time i heard "nothingburger" was from a qanon guy, so i was also taken aback by it just becoming common parlance but i guess its not so. zero sum game with regards to knowledge here. if only there was a term for th
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