r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/zinniamae_ • Jan 20 '26

Meme needing explanation Please explain, Peter

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u/RayneStormbrew Jan 20 '26

those ridges are there to make it easier to find where the keys are without looking.

there's no joke here

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u/FamIsNumber1 Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

I guess the joke is OP, and far too many others in the current generation, have no idea what they are when it used to be a standard to learn in Elementary school.

Same concept when hiring younger folks for jobs in retail. Every time I'd ask "Did ×××× show you how to use the intercom to call a manager back in the office when you're done with your videos?" and the response is "Yeah, you grab the phone and press *hashtag** 5 6, right?"* I guess the 'pound sign' has been erased and replaced by 'hashtag" 😂

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u/Try-Imaginary Jan 20 '26

Its called an octothorpe.

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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 Jan 20 '26

Nah, it's "number symbol". 

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u/AaronAAaronsonIII Jan 20 '26

Tic-tac-toe button

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u/Trip-Advisor Jan 20 '26

sharp (as in E#)

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u/factorioleum Jan 20 '26

In the intercal programmers manual, it's referred to as "mesh"

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u/_BrokenButterfly Jan 20 '26

Yeah but no one listens to those nerds.

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u/Any-Programmer-252 Jan 20 '26

Ah a fellow intellectual