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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 53 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)
[–] BellaDonna@mujico.org 9 points 5 months ago

I thought of the same. I assumed this anachronism was meant to imply he was incredibly old and around for the initial rollout of the telephone.

[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

I love the fact that Burns answers the phone this way. Subtle jokes like this are the reason why The Simpsons is infinitely rewatchable.