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Same with monetary amounts. Movies in 1950s: "For this heist you will receive a fantastical sum of $100,000." Nowadays: "$100,000 is a mediocre downpayment in
by paulddraper 3mo ago
Same with monetary amounts.
Movies in 1950s: "For this heist you will receive a fantastical sum of $100,000."
Nowadays: "$100,000 is a mediocre downpayment in the suburbs."
- bcraven 3mo agoAustin Powers hung a lampshade on that very effectively: Dr. Evil: Mr. President, after I destroy Washington D.C. I will destroy another major city every hour on the hour. That is, unless, of course, you pay me [emphasis] Dr. Evil: one hundred billion dollars. The President: [bursts with laughter] Dr. Evil, this is 1969! That amount of money doesn't even exist. [laughing] The President: That's like saying, [with changed voice] The President: "I want a kajillion bajillion dollars."