◦That was because chrome was needed for the war effort, so cars were sold with wooden fenders and you would get the metal parts later from the dealer. ■Err... which war was that, exactly? By the mid-to-late '50s the Korean War was over, and Vietnam was still a decade or so in the future.

I would erase this exchange for natter, but the troper made a good point.

The laconic sounds like some shit Mr. Krabs would say. "What is today but yesterday's tomorrow?"

A common theme is a matter of Size. The writers or artists forget that Technology seems to get Smaller with advancement. Though in my opinion maybe it shouldn't. OT me new-technology doesn't last as long as allo of Retro stuff, and I think the downsizing it part of it. Advertisers like saying "Look how small we've made it" but regardless of complexity or design Smaller is still in many ways easier to break.

Example My NES still works as fine as it ever did (Top Loader had the Blowing issue from day one) but my N64 and even NES are unreliable now.

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• Project Blue Earth SOS runs on this trope.

"Zeerust" actually is a Dutch word, with literal meaning "rest at/near the sea", typically used for hotels, restaurants or homes for the elderly near the coast.