Ben Carson's contribution to debate will confuse historians for all time

@JeffreyGoldberg I had some fruit salad for Brexit today.

— Stefan Fatsis (@stefanfatsis) February 26, 2016

#GOPDebate might be topping the list of Twitter’s trending topics in the United States, but don’t overlook THE FRUIT SALAD OF THEIR LIFE. As has become a GOP debate tradition, Dr. Ben Carson was overlooked by the moderators for the vast majority of the debate, and then ended up complaining that he hadn’t been given an opportunity to speak.

Carson did manage to get a word in, and to his credit, it began trending immediately.

Can anyone explain what @realbencarson meant by "the fruit salad of their life"…? Anyone? https://t.co/Ln6rJwF91s #GOPDebate

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) February 26, 2016

Ben Carson: "The fruit salad of their life is what I will look at." pic.twitter.com/JMNTJTLXp7

— POLITICO (@politico) February 26, 2016

"THE FRUIT SALAD OF THEIR LIFE" is trending on Twitter. Thanks to Ben Carson's enduring contribution to the political debate.

— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) February 26, 2016

And that means what, exactly? Some context would help. Obviously, Carson was addressing the question of his criteria for selecting a Supreme Court nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Carson says he'll pick judges by looking at "the fruit salad of their life"

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) February 26, 2016

"The fruit salad of their life"? Is that a thing people say?

— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) February 26, 2016

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Carson: "Nobody gets extra rights", and he wants to look at "the fruit salad of their life".

I'm lost. #GOPdebate

— Luna (@LunaCee73) February 26, 2016

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/703045110645157888

ok, that's the line of the year. "The fruit salad of their life."

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) February 26, 2016

Carson: "The fruit salad of their life is what I will look at" lots of confused looks in the media filing room at that quote. #gopdebate

— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) February 26, 2016

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"The fruit salad of their life" – Well, Jeb Bush is gone from the race in body, but not in spirit.

— Leon Wolf (@LeonHWolf) February 26, 2016

The look, the feel, of cotton, the fruit salad of their life.

— Jason Horowitz (@jasondhorowitz) February 26, 2016

"The fruit salad of their life." I can't. #GOPDebate

— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) February 26, 2016

#GOPDebate @RealBenCarson THE FRUIT SALAD OF THEIR LIFE – I'd kill for some Waldorf Salad right now.

— JudyBoomerTaya (@Judy_Taya) February 26, 2016

At McDonalds and Starbucks headquarters, chefs are scrambling to develop THE FRUIT SALAD OF THEIR LIFE as a new menu item. #GOPDebate

— Sebastian Gibson (@SebastianStuff) February 26, 2016

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