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You Wouldn't Last An Hour In The Asylum Where They Raised Me is a catchphrase based on lyrics from Taylor Swift's song "Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me" from her 2024 album, The Tortured Poets Department. In April 2024, the lyric came to be used as a caption in numerous memes for people to share their digital and real-life haunts growing up.

Origin

Initial reactions to the lyric "You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me" came from listeners who engaged with the TTPD Leaks that appeared online days ahead of the album's official release date. This includes X[1] / Twitter user @0bviousagb who made a post on April 17th, 2024, showing Taylor Swift's childhood home (seen below).

adrian @Obviousagb guys i kinda feel bad for taylor... like, just look at this terrifying asylum she was raised in. y'all wouldn't last a day there wwww 4:41 PM Apr 17, 2024 346 Views ...

On April 19th, X[2] user @leylanocontext posted the earliest known notable post using the catchphrase and lyric, showing a still from the show Glee and gathering over 48,000 likes in three days (seen below).

leyla @leylanocontext you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me EDI 6:07 PM Apr 19, 2024 1.1M Views CHAWY ...

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On April 20th, 2024, X / Twitter users @Tomlinbucks and @xcowboygeniusx made viral posts using the catchphrase, "you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me," paired with a memorable event or space from their upbringing. @Tomlinbucks[3] made a reference to 1 Direction's "1D Day" television event, gathering over 30,000 likes in two days (seen below, left) while X[4] user @xcowboygeniusx reference Archive of our Own, a fanfiction hosting site, gathering over 41,000 likes in two days (seen below, right).

floor** @Tomlinbucks you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me 1D DAY • 5:34 PM Apr 20, 2024 617.1K Views ...
a. @xcowboygeniusx you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me Archive of Our Own Fandoms Browse Search About beta : Log In Search A fan-created, fan-run, nonprofit, noncommercial archive for transformative fanworks, like fanfiction, fanart, fan videos, and podfic more than 42,160 fandoms | 3,454,000 users | 7,277,000 works The Archive of Our Own is a project of the Organization for Transformative Works. 5:58 PM Apr 20, 2024 .988.3K Views

On April 20th, X[5] user @whyrev posted an image from a Zack and Cody video game, gathering over 100,000 likes in two days (seen below, left). Also on April 20th, X[6] user @trumanpotb posted the Tumblr log-in page, gathering over 80,000 likes in two days (seen below, right).

rev @whyrev You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me Appearing TONIGHT! The Tipton +10 7:00 PM Apr 20, 2024 2.7M Views +10 ...
jess □ |-/ @trumanpotb you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me tumblr. Email Password Log in Password help? 11:14 AM Apr 20, 2024 3.7M Views Cancel Sign up ...

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*°9didi 9g°* free palestine *.° @boyanthology you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me ய 2:33 PM Apr 20, 2024722.9K Views • ...
annabelle :3 @oomfabelle you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me she's mine! supermaaaan energy juice vas happenin? i'm a song! will you marry me? agh! the light! simple but effective NO! jimmy protested! • 10:24 AM Apr 20, 2024 626K Views
remi @remisversion you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me kik. omegle POLY VORE W 1:01 Well Not a bad Gem Collection You have 0 Sea Stone gems. CURIO SHOP Arte's Rare Collectables SELL YOUR GEM ARTE'S OFFER W175 KEEP YOUR GEM 5:28 PM Apr 20, 2024 437.6K Views Mosaic Park Bench ... 11:39 am
iya tortured poet @hotmessjunk you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me catholic school All Images News Maps Shopping Videos FI Uniform Nuns High school Log Philadelphia Inquirer National Catholic Register Catholic schools have fewer nuns,... How Daily Mass Transformed a... 8:32 PM Apr 20, 2024 1.1M Views
hannah's in her sunday best @misamerichannah you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me we ❤it 6:53 PM Apr 20, 2024 1.3M Views
ruby @minorlyswift you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me THE LOBBY WAITING ROOM QUEUE PICK YOUR SEATS You Are Now in The Queue 2000+ PEOPLE AHEAD OF YOU • • 9:07 PM Apr 20, 2024 1.2M Views

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You Wouldn't Last an Hour in The Asylum Where They Raised Me

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About

You Wouldn't Last An Hour In The Asylum Where They Raised Me is a catchphrase based on lyrics from Taylor Swift's song "Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me" from her 2024 album, The Tortured Poets Department. In April 2024, the lyric came to be used as a caption in numerous memes for people to share their digital and real-life haunts growing up.

Origin

Initial reactions to the lyric "You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me" came from listeners who engaged with the TTPD Leaks that appeared online days ahead of the album's official release date. This includes X[1] / Twitter user @0bviousagb who made a post on April 17th, 2024, showing Taylor Swift's childhood home (seen below).


adrian @Obviousagb guys i kinda feel bad for taylor... like, just look at this terrifying asylum she was raised in. y'all wouldn't last a day there wwww 4:41 PM Apr 17, 2024 346 Views ...

On April 19th, X[2] user @leylanocontext posted the earliest known notable post using the catchphrase and lyric, showing a still from the show Glee and gathering over 48,000 likes in three days (seen below).


leyla @leylanocontext you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me EDI 6:07 PM Apr 19, 2024 1.1M Views CHAWY ...

Spread

On April 20th, 2024, X / Twitter users @Tomlinbucks and @xcowboygeniusx made viral posts using the catchphrase, "you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me," paired with a memorable event or space from their upbringing. @Tomlinbucks[3] made a reference to 1 Direction's "1D Day" television event, gathering over 30,000 likes in two days (seen below, left) while X[4] user @xcowboygeniusx reference Archive of our Own, a fanfiction hosting site, gathering over 41,000 likes in two days (seen below, right).


floor** @Tomlinbucks you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me 1D DAY • 5:34 PM Apr 20, 2024 617.1K Views ... a. @xcowboygeniusx you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me Archive of Our Own Fandoms Browse Search About beta : Log In Search A fan-created, fan-run, nonprofit, noncommercial archive for transformative fanworks, like fanfiction, fanart, fan videos, and podfic more than 42,160 fandoms | 3,454,000 users | 7,277,000 works The Archive of Our Own is a project of the Organization for Transformative Works. 5:58 PM Apr 20, 2024 .988.3K Views

On April 20th, X[5] user @whyrev posted an image from a Zack and Cody video game, gathering over 100,000 likes in two days (seen below, left). Also on April 20th, X[6] user @trumanpotb posted the Tumblr log-in page, gathering over 80,000 likes in two days (seen below, right).


rev @whyrev You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me Appearing TONIGHT! The Tipton +10 7:00 PM Apr 20, 2024 2.7M Views +10 ... jess □ |-/ @trumanpotb you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me tumblr. Email Password Log in Password help? 11:14 AM Apr 20, 2024 3.7M Views Cancel Sign up ...

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*°9didi 9g°* free palestine *.° @boyanthology you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me ய 2:33 PM Apr 20, 2024722.9K Views • ... annabelle :3 @oomfabelle you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me she's mine! supermaaaan energy juice vas happenin? i'm a song! will you marry me? agh! the light! simple but effective NO! jimmy protested! • 10:24 AM Apr 20, 2024 626K Views remi @remisversion you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me kik. omegle POLY VORE W 1:01 Well Not a bad Gem Collection You have 0 Sea Stone gems. CURIO SHOP Arte's Rare Collectables SELL YOUR GEM ARTE'S OFFER W175 KEEP YOUR GEM 5:28 PM Apr 20, 2024 437.6K Views Mosaic Park Bench ... 11:39 am iya tortured poet @hotmessjunk you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me catholic school All Images News Maps Shopping Videos FI Uniform Nuns High school Log Philadelphia Inquirer National Catholic Register Catholic schools have fewer nuns,... How Daily Mass Transformed a... 8:32 PM Apr 20, 2024 1.1M Views hannah's in her sunday best @misamerichannah you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me we ❤it 6:53 PM Apr 20, 2024 1.3M Views ruby @minorlyswift you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me THE LOBBY WAITING ROOM QUEUE PICK YOUR SEATS You Are Now in The Queue 2000+ PEOPLE AHEAD OF YOU • • 9:07 PM Apr 20, 2024 1.2M Views

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