oh, the humanity

== English == === Etymology === Originated from U.S. broadcaster Herbert Morrison (1905–1989) during his coverage of the Hindenburg disaster: "This is terrible! This is one of the worst of the worst catastrophes in the world! Oh, it's—it's—it's flames... climbing—Oh!—four- or five-hundred feet into the sky; and it—it's a terrific crash, ladies and gentlemen. There's smoke; and there's flames, now; and the frame is crashing to the ground, not quite to the mooring-mast. Oh, the humanity; and all the passengers screaming around here! [Emphasis added]" === Pronunciation === === Interjection === oh, the humanity! Said in dismay, often sarcastically. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:oh, the humanity. === See also === oh my God