• BigFig@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    It’s funny how many “most iconic” things I’ve never heard of until someone labels it as “most iconic”

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 years ago

      I don’t know what to tell you. Even if you’ve never seen the comic, “on the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” is a really well-known phrase.

      • Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee
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        2 years ago

        I’ve never seen the cartoon before or heard that phrase, either, and I’ve been using the internet for over 25 years.

        Apparently, this thing is the most iconic according to this one author.

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          2 years ago

          Well I think ‘most iconic’ is typical journalistic hyperbole, but I would call it very well-known overall. Just type the phrase into a search engine.

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            2 years ago

            I think most of the people complaining don’t seem to realize that this was a one-off in The New Yorker from before most people had the Internet, and not a currently running web series.