I never knew and got curious and looked it up. I guess it makes more sense than slamming your testicals against the wall.

  • AnAustralianPhotographer@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    Close, but your inverted and I feel the need for… Keeping up with foreign relations . That one comes from the 80s or 80s where TV executives were pushing a cartoons series about a travelling group of crime solvers. They had the show syndicated, but it was rookie numbers and they needed to pump them right up. The show was known for villains saying they would have got away with it without the meddling kids (and sometimes dags). So the marketers came up with he catchphrase to inspire the marketers to spread the word more. It worked and the show became wildly successful.