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I’m the cool dad. That’s my thing. I’m hip. I surf the Web. I text. LOL: laughing out loud. OMG: Oh my God. WTF: Why the face?

— Phil · Modern Family

A smartphone with a bright turquoise screen lies beside round sunglasses and a leafy sprig on a coral surface.
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The speaker proudly claims to be effortlessly modern, listing internet abbreviations as proof of his tech savvy. The joke is that he clearly misunderstands one of them while trying hardest to sound current. It's gentle comedy about the gap between wanting to seem cool and actually being cool.

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