The Regional Dialect meme, famously known as 'Steamed Hams,' originates from a 1996 episode of The Simpsons titled '22 Short Films About Springfield.' In the iconic scene, Principal Skinner attempts to pass off store-bought burgers as his own cooking to Superintendent Chalmers, claiming the term 'steamed hams' is a regional dialect from Albany. While the episode is decades old, it found a second life as a massive internet phenomenon in the late 2010s. It is primarily used to humorously justify obvious lies, bizarre situations, or linguistic quirks with hilariously specific and unconvincing explanations.