Anachronism

A thing belonging to a period other than that in which it exists (especially something that is conspicuously old-fashioned)

Jess Nevins

Jess Nevins

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Now, some of you might say that including Borscht Belt humor in my Mesopotamian game will ruin whatever immersion I've created, that it'll be anachronistic, that I should use the humor of the Kingdoms of Yehuda and Yiśrāʾēl instead.

I say, "And such small portions!" never goes out of style.

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@yorkdukeyork.bsky.social

Just finished watching the first half of season 5 of Stranger Things. Very fun, but I was disappointed at the anachronism: Sorcerers weren't introduced to D&D until the 2000s.

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Carlos Noreña

Carlos Noreña

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"Saying the quiet part out loud" is quickly becoming an anachronism.

When Trump's gutter racism meets with no pushback from anyone on the right—when, in fact, the dumb Fox guy is prompted to blurt out that "not all cultures are equal"—what's happening is that they're saying the LOUD part out loud.

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