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Frankly I am shocked I got 27 up votes. To your point I expected a net negative score for the comment because

- it was a joke (not typically acceptable on HN)

- it is a dated reference

I decided it was worth it…

In my experience jokes usually do well on HN. Memes and catchphrases don't. That's the main difference. Once something becomes a meme it's not actually funny anymore, but you'll still get upvoted for it on a place like Reddit because you're signalling that you're part of the "in" group.

It's always worth it... Sometimes, even the downvotes are enjoyable.

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