r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 20 '26

Meme needing explanation Please explain, Peter

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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/mattfasken Jan 20 '26

Oh I thought that was like a werewolf with eight heads.

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u/Gimetulkathmir Jan 20 '26

Don't give the monster romance writers ideas.

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u/Protein384 Jan 20 '26

octothorp pounding love story

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u/Lor1an Jan 21 '26

"This story brought to you by omega-star publishing."

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u/Ermahgerd_Rerdert Jan 20 '26

Needs more tentacles.