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Whoa! Where you going in those pants? 1982?
— Monica ‧ Friends
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Monica teases someone about their outdated trousers, asking if they're heading back to 1982. It's a quick fashion jab. The joke works by treating old-fashioned pants as if they could carry the wearer straight back to another decade.
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