We already do this, even when the original reference is forgotten.
We use idioms that refer to Greek mythology (hanging over your head, as with the Sword or Damocles, or Achilles heel), or Bible stories (Judas meaning betrayal, shibboleth meaning some kind of identifier of membership in a group), or Shakespeare (pound of flesh), or horse racing (frontrunner, hands down, across the board) or other sports (bullseye, slam dunk, par).
And in terms of our technology, we use all sorts of things that harken back to some obsolete technology. We use a save icon that is a floppy disk, a database icon that uses cylinder drum memory. We refer to the smartphone interface that enters phone numbers as a “dialer” from the “dial” in the days of rotary phones.
Jeremiah Johnson, his head nodding
Pikachu, his mouth open
Kombucha lady, her face disgusted. Kombucha lady, her face intrigued.
Is the lady you’re referring to Brittany Broski? I heard her referred to as the kombucha lady but it never clicked what meme they were referring to
Picard, his face in palm. Riker, his grin wide.
Barclay, his dick out on the holodeck.
Mischievous girl, her house burning.
skeletor, laughing with a toothy grin.
Girlfriend, her eyes uncomfortably wide and unsettling.
This is quite possibly the worst thing I’ve seen in weeks. Thank you for creating disturbing content.
funhole is leaking
🧑🍳🤌💋
Gowron’s eye appears in hole; pleading for glory.
Serious little boy, his upturned fist presented!
Leonardo DiCaprio, pointing at the television!
https://lemmy.world/post/26543640
Marty McFly, having seen this one before
Geordie in the Briefing room, impossible to say.
Miles O’Brien, on an average day.
Eric Andre, his mag dumped behind him; his face filled with confusion.
Morty, his hands making finger guns.
