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Re:Ask HN: What Recession? by SantalBlush on Friday November 04, 2022 @10:59AM (#33467834)
Times are getting so tough that people are stealing jokes [0].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33283106

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Re:Ask HN: What Recession? by andrewstuart2 on Friday November 04, 2022 @11:14AM (#33468094)
This joke is widely adapted and reused, though. You could basically call it a meme format at this point.
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Re:Ask HN: What Recession? by narag on Friday November 04, 2022 @02:03PM (#33471197)
I understand the joke, but I wonder... what's the instance that made it popular?
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Re:Ask HN: What Recession? by lake_vincent on Friday November 04, 2022 @11:13AM (#33468081)
Relax buddy, it's a meme [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

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Re:Ask HN: What Recession? by SantalBlush on Friday November 04, 2022 @11:25AM (#33468280)
Oh it's definitely a meme. My reply is also a meme. We're just having fun.
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Re:Ask HN: What Recession? by neogodless on Friday November 04, 2022 @11:34AM (#33468433)
Some would say a well-documented and evidence-supported meme is no meme at all.
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Re:Ask HN: What Recession? by yellowapple on Saturday November 05, 2022 @06:09AM (#33479886)
Some would say 1 + 1 = 3.
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Re:Ask HN: What Recession? by lake_vincent on Friday November 04, 2022 @11:34AM (#33468434)
Oh damn, that was good. The actual citation is what threw me, well done.
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Re:Ask HN: What Recession? by brnt on Friday November 04, 2022 @12:56PM (#33469958)
I ain't your buddy, friend.
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Re:Ask HN: What Recession? by KyleBerezin on Saturday November 05, 2022 @11:24AM (#33482336)
Good jokes should be repeated
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