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A common put down about how someone ran headfirst into [[Fashion Dissonance]] (or something related). Often it's something that is no longer fashionable, or that famously works for someone, but almost no one else.
 
Runs headfirst into [[Totally Radical]] nowadays. Or in other words, "[[The Nineties]] called, they want their [[Me Me]]Meme back". A common variation is to replace "They want their (word) back" with "They said you can keep the (word)."
 
Compare [[If I Wanted X, I Would Y]]; [[Better by a Different Name]].
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== Web Comics ==
* In ''[[The Wotch]]'', after Miranda suddenly disappears when no one's looking at her, [[Deadpan Snarker|Jason]] remarks, "[[Batman]] called; he wants [[Stealth Hi Bye|his exit]] back."
* ''[[Xkcdxkcd]]'' [http://xkcd.com/875/ confronts this trope] with [[Fridge Logic]].
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'', [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0327.html strip #327]:
{{quote|'''Vaarsuvius:''' [[Cutting the Knot|Gordium called]] -- they have a knot that you may want to take a look at.}}
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