“That zit pop video was very, how shall I say, satisfying!”
“Come watch my improv troupe this weekend!” (There were improv troupes back then, but not featuring anybody you personally knew.)
“Sounds like the work of a serial killer!”
I can vouch for this one. I watched a rerun of Match Game from around 1975 a while ago, and the game where the contestant tries to match the audience survey had the word “_____ killer.” The choices the celebrity panel gave were “Lady killer,” “Man killer,” and “Mood killer.” Lady killer was number 1. Neither of the other two were Serial killer.
Kinda gave me a start, since my one and only thought was “Serial killer.”
“You know, it sounds like he’s gaslighting you.”
I was going to post this, since the use of gaslighting as a verb exploded 10 years ago or so, but I found an article with citations from the 60s, earlier than I expected.
Oh, how wonderful! Hashtag “Blessed!”
“I speak Klingon”, in the sense “I know how to speak Klingon”, would be tlhIngan Hol vIjatlhlaH. Or you could just say tlhIngan Hol vIjatlh, but that is more like “I am speaking Klingon” rather than “I know how to speak Klingon”.
Lucas_Jackson’s phrase tlhIngan Hol vISaH means “I care about Klingon”. “I study Klingon” would be tlhIngan Hol vIHaD.
“I bet people will still be watching Saturday Night Live in 50 years!”
"I saw your [social media post] and gave it a like (or 
or 
or whatever).
They finally nailed me for back child-support. I couldn’t get my contractor’s license renewed until I signed up for automatic bank deduction.
Who’s your favourite K-pop idol?
The next black president…"
Some day we’ll have computers in our pockets.
Lol, just today I finished a re-read of Niven/Pournelle’s A Mote in God’s Eye (1974) which mentions pocket computers quite often. It was to my amusement that none of these computers were used for communications.
I think they might have been referring to this vintage gem. Stylus not included.
And now they will? Someone will start a ongoing tab for a total stranger?
I don’t know if personal tabs are a thing at all anywhere any more. Didn’t national credit cards totally take over from that? BTW, it was a reference to
Back to the Future
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“You could get $50K more if it wasn’t for that sunken living room.”
MMORPG
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and characters for the machine
Ok, that made me laugh.
me too
“What’ll ya have?”
“Meatloaf special. Mashed potatoes, right? Coffee?”
“Sure thing. Coming right up.” Then later,
“That’ll be all?”
“That apple pie looks real nice. Can I get a slice? With some cheddar cheese? And more coffee?”
“You got it. Cheese is a buck extra, you know that?”
“Yeah, bring it on.”
“Sure thing.”
“Damn, that was nice. Can I get my tab?”
“Here you go.” Slaps down the tab. Drop your tip on the table, pay the cashier at the front.
Total stranger in a truck stop. I’ve been there, done that, bought the T-shirt. Total stranger, but as long as I am in there, that’s how these places work. I may not be known there, but I can run a tab.
North American diners. Gotta love them.