Interesting. I actually had to use Wikipedia to find out who Howie Mandel is. (No, really.) Then I realized the only time I’ve seen him on TV was his cameo in The Big Bang Theory. Didn’t check it then, to get the joke it was sufficient to understand he was some sort of celebrity, you didn’t had to know why he is known. I think I thought he might be a golfer or something, don’t ask me why.
The interesting bit is that his quote worked it’s way into being used in non-english speaking continental Europe, crossing not only the big pond but the language barrier also.
Somebody should choose this as the thesis of their PhD!
