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[–] BenReilly97@lemmy.world 134 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Trade in their PCs to who? Fucking Aquaman?

[–] uniquethrowagay@feddit.org 39 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That excellent gag is how I discovered hbomberguy some years ago

[–] BenReilly97@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

What's especially funny is that he didn't even script that, he just came up with it on the spot. And now it's the joke he's most known for.

[–] rwtwm@feddit.uk 13 points 3 days ago

I love how memes (in the Dawkinsian sense) work. Lots of people have enjoyed this, but I can imagine this being quoted as the original is lost to the sands of time.

Young people everywhere thinking that Aquaman was someone who just bought failing assets from everyone.

[–] lonesomeCat@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago

The Linux guys obv