# The strange double-dipped nostalgia of "Back to the Future" (open spoilers)

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**Created:** [March 30, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-double-dipped-nostalgia-of-back-to-the-future-open-spoilers/716314 "2015-03-30T02:01:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-double-dipped-nostalgia-of-back-to-the-future-open-spoilers/716314/61 "2015-04-28T22:01:50Z")

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> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#):
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> I have to say - 1985 was not before cell phones. Basic cell phone tech goes back to 1973, but even in the 80s you could get [the Brick](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_DynaTAC). Plus cellular car phones were somewhat common.
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> But of course they weren’t up to modern standards. They were analog, and even in 1987 [not always small](http://www.cellularforless.com/product_images/uploaded_images/danny-glover-mobile-phone1.jpg). Yes, the thing in his left hand is the phone and battery!

**[IT’S A PORTABLE PHONE!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_%2780s_Show)**

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