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> Did the plumbers getting rich meme start with Joe the Plumber? If you believe nothing happened before the year 2008, yes. Otherwise, no, of course not. http
by thaumasiotes 2y ago
> Did the plumbers getting rich meme start with Joe the Plumber?
If you believe nothing happened before the year 2008, yes.
Otherwise, no, of course not. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0582490/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0582490/ aired 14 years before that.
- dahart 2y agoI was talking about politics and our general social discussion about trade school vs university. Obviously that’s a centuries’ old discussion, but I don’t recall talk of plumbers vis a vis the benefits of college specifically before Joe the Plumber, and now it comes up all the time. What does this sitcom episode demonstrate, exactly? Haven’t seen it, but from the description the title’s pun is based on the relationship of the characters, and not income or education. Is there a relevant storyline not described in the notes?
- HeyLaughingBoy 2y agoI remember being at a boat ramp in Norwalk, CT sometime around 1992 and commenting that most of the boats I saw were being pulled by trucks owned by HVAC companies. My friend, the sailboat owner, replied "yeah, cause they're the ones with money." So no, it's far from a recent concept.