Talk:Who's your daddy? (phrase)
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I believe the origin of the phrase is from the Alan Clarke movie "Scum" in 1979 which depicts the Borstal system in britain. In the movie, Carlin is seeking his way to the top of the prison chain, to become what in the prison was known as "the daddy" of the prison. In one of the scenes, when the previous "daddy" has been eliminated, a triumphant "Who's the daddy now!!!" is yelled. The movie was apparently quite disturbing, but gained huge popularity because of the controversy it sparked, particularly regarding the borstal system. It had been banned from public view for several years.
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[edit] Time of the Season
What about the line, "What's your name? Who's your daddy? Is he rich like me?" from "Time of the Season" by the Zombies? --Golbez 08:13, July 30, 2005 (UTC)
Radio "shock jock" The Greaseman popularized this phrase when he was syndicated across the US by Infinity Broadcasting in the early 1990's. He claimed that he developed the phrase from the Zombies song. Citation is out there, but I can't find it right now.
[edit] Spanish League / Taiwan
"A glory chant by Barca fans in Taiwan to razz the Madrid fans". What does that have to do with anything? How can one verify what happened in some obscure bar in Taiwan?
[edit] Who's Your Papi
I clicked on the "Who's Your Papi" link in the David Ortiz article, and was redirected to Who's Your Daddy, but the article doesn't explain the connection -- David "Big Papi" Ortiz's contributions to the Boston Red Sox victory over the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series, after the Yankees' fans had been chanting "Who's Your Daddy" all through the series. The way it is now is confusing. Misterdoe 07:14, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Trivia section
I've removed the unencyclopedic popular culture section as it is unsourced, non-notable, massively under populated, and culturally biased. There really is no value in listing the use of a phrase in a particular non-notable episode of a tv series for instance. MLA 10:47, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Joecartoon
Also very popular in violent Internet Animation Series, Joecartoon's Superfly.
