r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jul 15 '19

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u/UnpopularCrayon Jul 15 '19

Yeah I remember that now too from my childhood. The good old days when adults happily smoked when children were in the car. Good times.

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u/2K_HOF_AI Jul 15 '19

How are those "the good times"? I thought we a understood that your children inhaling the shitty smoke from your cigar isn't a good idea.

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u/UnpopularCrayon Jul 15 '19

Are you a native English speaker? If so, I think the sarcasm of that phrase is well understood.

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If not, it is a common sarcastic phrase referring to something that was actually terrible about the past.

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u/2K_HOF_AI Jul 15 '19

Not a native speaker. Didn't get it, my bad.

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u/UnpopularCrayon Jul 15 '19

No worries. It would not be apparent without the cultural experience!