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Spark9 Gentleman Troper! from Castle Wulfenbach Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#1: Feb 23rd 2020 at 9:41:18 AM

The trope is how contemporary shows depict culture or technology from twenty years earlier (e.g. when the show's writers were teenagers). The picture shows a gimmicky receiver attached to a smartphone... while that's kind of funny, it really isn't this trope.

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#2: Feb 23rd 2020 at 9:18:44 PM

Unsure what to think about this one.

rachiebird Since: May, 2014
#3: Feb 24th 2020 at 1:45:53 PM

I don't think I would have even realized it was a receiver, if not for the caption. So given that and the "not fitting the trope" thing - I'm leaning towards a pull.

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TheUnsquished Filthy casual from Southern Limey Land (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Married to the job
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#5: Feb 24th 2020 at 1:49:43 PM

Pull current regardless.

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#7: Feb 25th 2020 at 5:11:10 AM

[up]That would be too texty.

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Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#8: Feb 27th 2020 at 12:15:46 AM

I don't really get current in terms of the trope. Pull.

Edited by Piterpicher on Feb 27th 2020 at 9:18:31 PM

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GastonRabbit Sounds good on paper (he/him) from Robinson, Illinois, USA (General of TV Troops) Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
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#9: Feb 28th 2020 at 12:26:56 AM

Pull current.

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Spark9 Gentleman Troper! from Castle Wulfenbach Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#11: Mar 6th 2020 at 2:09:05 PM

I see a substantial majority for pulling. Do we need a crowner here to make it official? "Clock is set" generally indicates to me that the thread is about to be closed without anything happening, so I suppose it's crowner time?

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Piterpicher Veteran Editor IV from Poland, for real (Series 2) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#12: Mar 6th 2020 at 2:21:28 PM

This one should just be pulled. The XKCD comic has been shot down and pretty much everyone wants to pull, I don't think we need a crowner.

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thecarolinabull01 from North Carolina Since: Jun, 2014
#13: Mar 6th 2020 at 2:35:20 PM

Pull it. Not sure of an appropriate replacement.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#14: Mar 10th 2020 at 6:53:17 PM

The clock's up and the consensus is to pull the current, so it's gone and the page is tagged. Locking up.

Old pic:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ashens_mobile_phone_handset_7230.png
A cheap '70s-style receiver for your highly expensive modern smartphone.

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