I admit, when I first read this headline about Bill Bellamy, I thought at first, “wait, why would I thank the head coach of the New England Patriots for booty calls? And then I thought, no wait, that’s not right. Why would I thank the lead singer of Muse for booty calls? Then I actually scrolled and saw that it was neither a guy who perpetually wears cut off sweatshirts nor a scrawny Brit, but the sexy and funny stand up comedian who not only starred in one of my fave movies, Any Given Sunday, but is credited as being the first person to use the phrase “booty call”… EVER!

The comedian claims that with the help of his friend Mike Tyson, he came up with the phrase we all know and hold dear, which eventually became the title of a movie starring Jamie Foxx, as well as the name of your very favorite dating site of all time. Watch:

So this weekend as you’re browsing your contacts for a sexy single to beckon over for a late-night tryst, say a little mental thank you to Bill Bellamy. Without him, we might be calling booty calls “midnight specials,” or “Sheets, Party of Two,” or “SHAGanigans.”

Which…um… are all actually pretty good. Excuse me. I need to go talk to a copyright lawyer.