• NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    It was inferred, since you typically say “nice <thing>, <year> called, they want their <thing> back” in reference to some outdated, unfashionable item

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      10 months ago

      Yeah, but that’s the joke. We all expected it to be that, but then our expectations were subverted.

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          10 months ago

          Yeah, because the other dude’s clothing style and the phone point to it being set in the 90s. Maybe even the 80s. He’s receiving a call from the future. If you look up pics and vids of Chandler Bing in the 90s, you can see him wearing this type of outfit several times.

          https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cU2NAsy0HLk

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            Right, but if you Google pictures of Alexander Graham Bell, you’ll discover what he looks like, this rendering your argument invalid. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to pass a message to the front line via Morse code.