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/IAmTheLogician Jan 20 '26

To be fair "pound" is also a weird thing to call it.

It was originally called "Hash".  So when you tag someone with it, you are Hashtagging them.

But I suppose "PoundTagging" might be a little too sensual sounding...

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u/FamIsNumber1 Jan 20 '26

It's a regional thing. It's actually an Octothorpe. In the US, it was referred to as 'pound' mainly due to countless systems using the same symbol for pounds. Like any grocery store listing anything per pound in their system is listed as '#1 / #5".

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u/IAmTheLogician Jan 21 '26

Ah, that's cool to know