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The universe started in 1970. Anyone claiming to be over 38 is lying about their age.

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[Cueball sits at a computer, staring at the screen and rubbing his chin in thought. A friend stands behind him.]
Cueball: Weird โ€” My code's crashing when given pre-1970 dates.
Friend [pointing at Cueball and his computer]: Epoch fail!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I searched some more, and I had to stop since it just made me more frustrated :)

Listen to this clip (find the Podcast link halfway down the page with a short audio clip):

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epoch

The narrator even prefaces the discussion by saying "... EEE PEE OOOH CEEE EAYCHH". Guh!! :P