Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel’s 1994 Internet Knowledge Is Hilarious in Perfect Electric Car Ad

"What is Internet?" That surprising grasp of Internet dialect tho.

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Jan 29, 2015 01:29 pm

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In 1994, we lived in a world where no one understood the Internet. Today, we live in a world where I can’t get people to understand that my hybrid car has exactly 0 miles of electric-only range and doesn’t plug into the wall. Hopefully, we will someday get to live in one where people understand new types of cars as well as they currently understand the Internet: at the minimum acceptable level to function in society.

(via Time)

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Dan Van Winkle

Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.