I read/watch a lot of old mysteries. Up until about 1980, it’s common for writers to put exact amounts of money in the dialogue. They stopped doing that because something that seemed like a lot of money would eventually seem cheap. For instance, Jim Rockford’s $200.00 a day plus expenses doesn’t seem like a lot of money when minimum wage is $120.00 a day. Or the famous $5.00 milkshake in ‘Pulp Fiction.’
platypode@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Where tf do you live that a banana is $10?
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 8 months ago
They probably live in the Bananas Stand.
There's always money in the Banana Stand.
667@lemmy.radio 8 months ago
I burned the baba stand down for the insurance money.
jeffw@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Why would you do that?! How much clearer can I say, there’s always money in the banana stand!!!
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
NO TOUCHING!!
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 8 months ago
It’s a pretty famous joke from the old show ‘Arrested Development.’ A rich matron asks ‘how much can a banana cost? $10?’
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I’m bracing for all the memes when bananas actually cost ten bucks soon.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I read/watch a lot of old mysteries. Up until about 1980, it’s common for writers to put exact amounts of money in the dialogue. They stopped doing that because something that seemed like a lot of money would eventually seem cheap. For instance, Jim Rockford’s $200.00 a day plus expenses doesn’t seem like a lot of money when minimum wage is $120.00 a day. Or the famous $5.00 milkshake in ‘Pulp Fiction.’
distantsounds@lemmy.world 8 months ago
In my own world.
It’s one banana, how much could it cost?
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Whoosh?
platypode@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I guess so lmao
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Oh also: xkcd.com/2892/
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl_Qyk9DSUw
nixx@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
It’s a meme from the show Arrested Development
youtu.be/Nl_Qyk9DSUw?si=lKG8W33s6L_MYjKm
Jimbo@yiffit.net 8 months ago
Oh we’ll get there one day