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Like a pediatrician rounding on cystic fibrosis children in the hospital and smoking at their bedside. That's what the early 1980s were like. (lemmy.world)
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[–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What’s a buggy in this context, a cart?

[–] Shnog@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Correct.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

And back in the 80s, a cart was something you pushed at the grocery store, not something you smoked. And a buggy was a hardware cart that you’d deploy to go shopping, and then when you were done you’d roll it back and get your quarter back.

1984 was a strange time, linguistically speaking.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Yep. I actually didn't know there was another name for it until I was in my 20s.