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* TheWoobie: Lisa definitely counts. She meets Hugh, the guy of her dreams, and everything seems to be going really between them. But then on the day of her wedding, Hugh makes it very clear that he doesn't like her family at all and actively plans to keep her separate from them for the rest of their lives. This causes Lisa to rebel and make it clear that if she has to choose between him and her family, she'll pick the latter. They split up and Lisa never sees him again. On the bright side though, it's clear that while her first romance failed, she still has her loving family by her side, and it's implied that she'll go on to find someone better for her.

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* TheWoobie: Lisa definitely counts. She meets Hugh, the guy of her dreams, and everything seems to be going really well between them. But then on the day of her wedding, Hugh makes it very clear that he doesn't like her family at all and actively plans to keep her separate from them for the rest of their lives. This causes Lisa to rebel and make it clear that if she has to choose between him and her family, she'll pick the latter. They split up and Lisa never sees him again. On the bright side though, it's clear that while her first romance failed, she still has her loving family by her side, and it's implied that she'll go on to find someone better for her.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The news report about the celebrities being arrested and the remark of Heather Locklear [[Creator/ElizabethTaylor Fortensky]] being at large becomes this given Locklear's various legal issues since the late 2000s.

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The news report about the celebrities being arrested and the remark of Heather Locklear [[Creator/ElizabethTaylor Fortensky]] being at large becomes this given Locklear's various legal issues since the late 2000s.2000s; Larry Fortensky and Elizabeth Taylor would divorce in 1996, [[FromBadToWorse and Larry died from skin cancer in 2016]].
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** ''Dr. and Mrs. Dre Hall'', the dorm building Lisa and Hugh would live in, named after famous rapper Music/DrDre. In June 29, 2020, his wife Nicole Young filed for divorce from Dr. Dre [[AwfulWeddedLife due to irreconcilable differences]].

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** ''Dr. and Mrs. Dre Hall'', the dorm building Lisa and Hugh would live in, named after famous rapper Music/DrDre. In June 29, 2020, his wife Nicole Young filed for divorce from Dr. Dre [[AwfulWeddedLife due to irreconcilable differences]].differences.
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** ''Dr. and Mrs. Dre Hall'', the dorm building Lisa and Hugh would live in, named after famous rapper Music/DrDre. In June 29, 2020, his wife Nicole Young filed for divorce from Dr. Dre [[AwfulWeddedLife due to irreconcilable differences]].
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* ToughActToFollow: This episode serves as one for basically every other episode to deal with possible futures for the Simpsons family, due to how believable but still interesting most of the future Simpsons are and it having a good mix of realism and heart. At least a chunk of the reason that "Bart to the Future" was so widely disliked at release was that it had to compare itself to this episode.

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* MoralEventHorizon: While he never turns evil, Lisa clearly sees Hugh as crossing a line near the end. His initial refusal to honor Homer's tradition is definitely rude, but at least it’s understandable, and to his credit, when Lisa pushes, he’s willing to go through with it. But immediately after he makes it clear he genuinely dislikes Lisa's family and intends to only possibly see Marge when he and Lisa have kids, blocking the others out entirely. Making matters worse is how Hugh has previously witnessed Homer getting along perfectly well with his parents before this, showing that interactions between the two families aren't as hopeless as he thought, something that Hugh seems to [[IgnoredEpiphany completely ignore.]]

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* MoralEventHorizon: While he never turns evil, Lisa clearly sees Hugh as crossing a line near the end. His initial refusal to honor Homer's tradition is definitely rude, but at least it’s understandable, and to his credit, when Lisa pushes, he’s willing to go through with it. But immediately after he makes it clear he genuinely dislikes Lisa's family and intends to only possibly see Marge when he and Lisa have kids, blocking the others out entirely. Making matters worse is how Hugh has previously witnessed Homer getting along perfectly well with his parents before this, showing that interactions between the two families aren't as hopeless as he thought, something that Hugh seems to [[IgnoredEpiphany completely ignore.]]]]
* StoicWoobie: Homer can also count here. First it's made clear that his father has passed on by the time of these future events. Then he tries to genuinely bond with Hugh, and in a a very sweet moment, Homer presents him with his father's cufflinks that he wore at his wedding, which Homer then worse at his own, asking that Hugh continue this tradition by wearing them when he marries Lisa, something that he promises. Despite truly liking Lisa's fiancé and being excited that he'll honor his promise, on the day of the wedding, Homer discovers that Hugh has gone back on his promise, not wanting to be embarrassed by Homer's childlike gift. Despite this betrayal, Homer puts in a brave face and tries to hide his hurt feelings from Lisa so that he doesn’t spoil her wedding day. Lisa, knowing her father's emotions are wounded, goes to Hugh and convinces him to wear them. At which point he drops that he's not just annoyed by Homer and his family, he truly dislikes them and plans to separate them Lisa from them after the wedding, which causes Lisa to leave him. We don't get to know how Homer reacts to this news, but given he really did seem to like Hugh, he always meant well in his interactions with him, and his speech to Lisa making it clear how much she means to him, it's not a stretch to assume that the usually emotional Homer loses his StoicWoobie status and will go on to blame himself for Lisa's failed marriage, even though the blame is much more on Hugh.
* TheWoobie: Lisa definitely counts. She meets Hugh, the guy of her dreams, and everything seems to be going really between them. But then on the day of her wedding, Hugh makes it very clear that he doesn't like her family at all and actively plans to keep her separate from them for the rest of their lives. This causes Lisa to rebel and make it clear that if she has to choose between him and her family, she'll pick the latter. They split up and Lisa never sees him again. On the bright side though, it's clear that while her first romance failed, she still has her loving family by her side, and it's implied that she'll go on to find someone better for her.
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* JerkassWoobie: At first Hugh is just TheWoobie. His time with the Simpsons causes him a pretty noticeable amount of misfortune in a seemingly short amount of time. His [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]] doesn’t push him over to this trope, as it's still fairly civil, and he never acts openly rude to those around him. But

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* JerkassWoobie: At first Hugh is just TheWoobie. His time with the Simpsons causes him a pretty noticeable amount of misfortune in a seemingly short amount of time. His [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]] doesn’t push him over to this trope, as it's still fairly civil, and he never acts openly rude to those around him. But his complete LackOfEmpathy over making Lisa leave her loved ones behind forever makes him this. Yes, he may have had several unpleasant interactions with them, but they still meant well and what he was planning to do would've greatly hurt both them and Lisa. This causes Lisa to leave him, which increases his [[TheWoobie woobie]] levels, as despite the breakup being the fault of his own selfishness, he's still a guy who lost the woman he genuinely loves on his wedding day.

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* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: The Happy Squirrel arcana has actually become popular in the Tarot community.

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* JerkassWoobie: At first Hugh is just TheWoobie. His time with the Simpsons causes him a pretty noticeable amount of misfortune in a seemingly short amount of time. His [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]] doesn’t push him over to this trope, as it's still fairly civil, and he never acts openly rude to those around him. But
* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: The Happy Squirrel arcana has actually become popular in the Tarot community.community.
* MoralEventHorizon: While he never turns evil, Lisa clearly sees Hugh as crossing a line near the end. His initial refusal to honor Homer's tradition is definitely rude, but at least it’s understandable, and to his credit, when Lisa pushes, he’s willing to go through with it. But immediately after he makes it clear he genuinely dislikes Lisa's family and intends to only possibly see Marge when he and Lisa have kids, blocking the others out entirely. Making matters worse is how Hugh has previously witnessed Homer getting along perfectly well with his parents before this, showing that interactions between the two families aren't as hopeless as he thought, something that Hugh seems to [[IgnoredEpiphany completely ignore.]]
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** The Creator/JimCarrey film festival, this being before the likes of ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' and ''Film/ManOnTheMoon''.
** The soy pops in the vending machine, considering that soy products are more common now than they were in the 1990s. Likewise, the use of cards for nearly every transaction (including some vending machines that do allow for people to pay with a card rather than cash and change).

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** The Creator/JimCarrey being revered enough to have his own film festival, this being before the likes of ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' and ''Film/ManOnTheMoon''.
** The soy pops in the vending machine, considering that soy products are more common now than they were in the 1990s. Likewise, the use of cards for nearly every transaction (including some vending machines that do allow for people to pay with a card -- be it a regular swipe card or the ones with a chip on them for contactless payments -- rather than cash and change).



** The joke about Hugh's Uncle Eldred getting medicine from the British National Health System in 2010; when in reality the US was in the middle of a fight about health care reform.

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** The joke about Hugh's Uncle Eldred getting medicine from the British National Health System in 2010; when in reality reality, the US was in the middle of a fight about health care healthcare reform.



** The joke about Fox Network being a hard-core porn channel, because although Fox hasn't gone ''that'' far, channels such as FX have gotten a hefty amount of publicity and recognition through highly-acclaimed (and a few bomb) shows that cater to mature audiences, often showing explicit content (though mostly violence and language, or, in the case of ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' -- crude, dark, taboo-breaking humor). While some shows do have explicit nudity and sex, it's not on the same level as a hardcore -- or even a softcore -- porno).

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** The joke about Fox Network being becoming a hard-core porn channel, because although channel: lthough Fox hasn't gone ''that'' far, far (mostly because of its merger with Disney), channels such as FX and FXX have gotten a hefty amount of publicity and recognition through highly-acclaimed (and a few bomb) shows that cater to mature audiences, often showing explicit content (though mostly violence and language, or, in the case of ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' -- crude, dark, taboo-breaking humor). While some shows on those channels do have explicit nudity and sex, it's not on the same level as a hardcore -- or even a softcore -- porno).
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** The joke about Fox Network being a hard-core porn channel, because although Fox hasn't gone ''that'' far, channels such as FX have gotten a hefty amount of publicity and recognition through highly-acclaimed (and a few bomb) shows that cater to mature audiences, often showing explicit content (though mostly violence and language. While some shows do have explicit nudity and sex, it's not on the same level as a hardcore -- or even a softcore -- porno).

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** The joke about Fox Network being a hard-core porn channel, because although Fox hasn't gone ''that'' far, channels such as FX have gotten a hefty amount of publicity and recognition through highly-acclaimed (and a few bomb) shows that cater to mature audiences, often showing explicit content (though mostly violence and language.language, or, in the case of ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' -- crude, dark, taboo-breaking humor). While some shows do have explicit nudity and sex, it's not on the same level as a hardcore -- or even a softcore -- porno).
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** The soy pops in the vending machine, considering that soy products are more common now than they were in the 1990s. Likewise, the use of cards for nearly every transaction.

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** The soy pops in the vending machine, considering that soy products are more common now than they were in the 1990s. Likewise, the use of cards for nearly every transaction.transaction (including some vending machines that do allow for people to pay with a card rather than cash and change).



** The joke about Fox Network being a hard-core porn channel, because although Fox hasn't gone ''that'' far, channels such as FX have gotten a hefty amount of publicity and recognition through highly-acclaimed (and a few bomb) shows that cater to mature audiences.

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** The joke about Fox Network being a hard-core porn channel, because although Fox hasn't gone ''that'' far, channels such as FX have gotten a hefty amount of publicity and recognition through highly-acclaimed (and a few bomb) shows that cater to mature audiences.audiences, often showing explicit content (though mostly violence and language. While some shows do have explicit nudity and sex, it's not on the same level as a hardcore -- or even a softcore -- porno).
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** During an exterior shot of London, there's a skyscraper visible in the background. 14 years later after this episode, The Shard was completed as London's tallest building which fits its shape and location.

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** During an exterior shot of London, there's a future skyscraper visible in the background. 14 years later after this episode, The Shard was completed erected as London's tallest building which fits its shape and location.
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** During an exterior shot of London, there's a skyscraper visible in the background. 14 years later after this episode, The Shard was completed as London's tallest building which fits its shape and location.
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This episode scored 8.9 on TV.com, while "Holidays of Future Passed" scored 9.1.


* FirstInstallmentWins: Among the Simpsons' FlashForward episodes, this has been the most well-received.
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** Similarly, Troy [=McClure=] was shown alive and elderly. In real life, both [=McClure=] and Creator/PhilHartman's other recurring character, Lionel Hutz, [[ActorExistenceLimbo got retired from the show after season 10 due to Hartman's death]].

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** Similarly, Troy [=McClure=] was shown alive and elderly. In real life, both [=McClure=] and Creator/PhilHartman's other recurring character, Lionel Hutz, [[ActorExistenceLimbo got retired from the show after season 10 due to Hartman's death]].death]] (though still make non-speaking cameos so prevent conflicting with this episode).
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** The episode shows Lisa as a 23-year old in 2010, but the series continued on for years afterwards with ComicBookTime and NotAllowedToGrowUp as the norm. By Season 30, Lisa's year of birth has been retconed to ''2011'', making this episode impossible to be canon.

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* HarsherInHindsight: Both Maude Flanders and Edna Krabapple are alive and elderly in the TimeSkip. Maude dies in Season 11, Edna marries Ned Flanders in Season 23, before she herself dies in Season 25 [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim following the death of her voice actress, Marcia Wallace]].

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The news report about the celebrities being arrested and the remark of Heather Locklear [[Creator/ElizabethTaylor Fortensky]] being at large becomes this given Locklear's various legal issues since the late 2000s.
* HarsherInHindsight: Both Maude Flanders and Edna Krabapple Krabappel are alive and elderly in the TimeSkip. Maude dies in Season 11, Edna marries Ned Flanders in Season 23, before she herself dies in Season 25 [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim following the death of her voice actress, Marcia Wallace]].



** The CocaPepsiInc joke about "CCNBCCBS: A division of ABC" because of Fox Network now being a division of Disney (and so technically a division of ABC).

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** The CocaPepsiInc joke about "CCNBCCBS: A division of ABC" because of Fox Network now being a division of Disney (and so technically a division of ABC).
** The joke about Fox Network being a hard-core porn channel, because although Fox hasn't gone ''that'' far, channels such as FX have gotten a hefty amount of publicity and recognition through highly-acclaimed (and a few bomb) shows that cater to mature audiences.

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** The Jim Carrey film festival, this being before the likes of ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' and ''Film/ManOnTheMoon''.

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** The Jim Carrey Creator/JimCarrey film festival, this being before the likes of ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' and ''Film/ManOnTheMoon''.



* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: The Happy Squirrel arcana has actually become popular in the Tarot community.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: In 2010, Hugh needs to look up the meaning of a word, so he gets up to grab a dictionary.

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* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: The Happy Squirrel arcana has actually become popular in the Tarot community.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: In 2010, Hugh needs to look up the meaning of a word, so he gets up to grab a dictionary.
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* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: The Happy Squirrel arcana has actually become popular in the Tarot community.

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* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: The Happy Squirrel arcana has actually become popular in the Tarot community.community.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: In 2010, Hugh needs to look up the meaning of a word, so he gets up to grab a dictionary.
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* MemeticMutation: The Happy Squirrel arcana has actually become popular in the Tarot community.

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* MemeticMutation: MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: The Happy Squirrel arcana has actually become popular in the Tarot community.
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** The soy pops in the vending machine, considering that soy products are more common now than they were in the 1990s.

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** The soy pops in the vending machine, considering that soy products are more common now than they were in the 1990s. Likewise, the use of cards for nearly every transaction.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: Among the Simpsons' FlashForward episodes, this has been the most well-received.


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** Similarly, Troy [=McClure=] was shown alive and elderly. In real life, both [=McClure=] and Creator/PhilHartman's other recurring character, Lionel Hutz, [[ActorExistenceLimbo got retired from the show after season 10 due to Hartman's death]].
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** Jhe Jim Carrey film festival, this being before the likes of ''Film/{{The Truman Show}}'' and ''Film/{{Man On The Moon}}''.

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** Jhe The Jim Carrey film festival, this being before the likes of ''Film/{{The Truman Show}}'' ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' and ''Film/{{Man On The Moon}}''.''Film/ManOnTheMoon''.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Believe it or not, the line about Music/TheRollingStones having a reunion tour was supposed to be a joke about how it would never happen. Also, the Jim Carrey film festival, this being before the likes of ''Film/{{The Truman Show}}'' and ''Film/{{Man On The Moon}}''.

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** The communicator watches were [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Watch off by about five years]]. Video phones [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FaceTime weren't]], though.

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** The communicator watches were [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Watch off by about five years]]. Video phones [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FaceTime weren't]], though.though.
* MemeticMutation: The Happy Squirrel arcana has actually become popular in the Tarot community.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Both Maude Flanders and Edna Krabapple are alive and elderly in the TimeSkip. Maude dies in Season 11, Edna marries Ned Flanders in Season 23, before she herself dies in Season 25 [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim following the death of her voice actress, Marcia Wallace]].
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* HilariousInHindsight: Believe it or not, the line about the Music/TheRollingStones having a reunion tour was supposed to be a joke about how it would never happen. Also, the Jim Carrey film festival, this being before the likes of ''Film/{{The Truman Show}}'' and ''Film/{{Man On The Moon}}''.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Believe it or not, the line about the Music/TheRollingStones having a reunion tour was supposed to be a joke about how it would never happen. Also, the Jim Carrey film festival, this being before the likes of ''Film/{{The Truman Show}}'' and ''Film/{{Man On The Moon}}''.
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** Hugh's communicator watch. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Watch Only off by five years.]]

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** Hugh's The communicator watch. watches were [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Watch Only off by about five years.]]years]]. Video phones [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FaceTime weren't]], though.
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** The Happy Squirrel Tarot that was created as an offhanded joke has actually started seeing use in Tarot decks - albeit usually as a novelty or joke item.

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** The Happy Squirrel Tarot that was created as an offhanded joke has actually started seeing use in Tarot decks - albeit usually as a novelty or joke item.item.
** The joke about Hugh's Uncle Eldred getting medicine from the British National Health System in 2010; when in reality the US was in the middle of a fight about health care reform.
** Hugh's communicator watch. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Watch Only off by five years.]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: Believe it or not, the line about the Music/TheRollingStones having a reunion tour was supposed to be a joke about how it would never happen. Also, the Jim Carrey film festival, this being before the likes of ''Film/{{The Truman Show}}'' and ''Film/{{Man On The Moon}}''.
** The soy pops in the vending machine, considering that soy products are more common now than they were in the 1990s.
** The Happy Squirrel Tarot that was created as an offhanded joke has actually started seeing use in Tarot decks - albeit usually as a novelty or joke item.

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