Originally a vaudeville staple, the 'Who's on First?' routine became a cinematic legend in the 1945 film 'The Naughty Nineties.' The scene features Bud Abbott as Dexter Broadhurst and Lou Costello as Sebastian Dinwiddle engaging in a rapid-fire verbal sparring match about the confusing names of a baseball team. The dialogue relies on names like 'Who,' 'What,' and 'I Don't Know' doubling as players' names, leading Costello into a state of total existential frustration. In modern meme culture, this clip represents peak frustration, unintentional gaslighting, or the chaos of trying to follow a nonsensical explanation. It is frequently used to mock corporate jargon, confusing software updates, or the struggle of understanding complex lore in movies and games. Example captions include: 'Me trying to explain the family tree in a fantasy novel,' 'When HR explains the new reimbursement policy,' and 'Trying to get a straight answer from a politician.'