The Internet Said So | EP 193 | Phones

In this episode, the boys are back and are discussing the evolution of phones.
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[@kalakaarkunal3194]

BAWA was so happy talking about the early days of phones

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Congratulations on being voted the Best Podcast by a Comedian by DeadAnt 👏🏽 P.S. Aadar should win Best Zoom Background by a Comedian.

[@kedarsontakke1394]

Aadar should win best jokes getting ignored by other podcast members award

[@aritramarik4487]

20:49 Thanks Neville for making us bengalis feel represented😭

[@aarohiketkar]

Kautuk just de-aged and went from that uncle with good second hand stories to that guy with good second hand stories.

[@pithypages6288]

Hii tiss podcast, I have been watching all your episodes ever since the days of SNL. And today when I saw you I felt how times have changed for me since then. Right now I am desperately trying to get into a decent college. And everyday is a fight for me against my mind. I have no friends left. But I am trying to look at positive side of everything. In this age of unlimited content, waiting for Tuesdays is such a bliss for me. Today while watching this, I can't help but cry at the fact, that I am enjoying some virtual peeps company who are total strangers to me and still something feels home. Maybe it's because tiss has been part of my life since a long long time and hence the familiarity of this podcast staying here when everything has changed and lost gives a sense of stability. ❤ How bawa is cynical for grammer and hunger head for etymology of everything and him being born in dinasaur s era, how Adar is out of the world silly and his love for literature and changing his bg into bizarre things, how Kautuk comes as such a sophisticated person with always something interesting to say, and varun acting all weird, is just so so so fun, is NOT an ambivert, the way he tells everything, his love for astronomy, him constantly waiting for that casting directors call and his newly formed wordsesh. Different personalities one beautiful conversation. And these insanely clever thumbnails. Love all this. 🎉

[@Peace_was_never_an_option3000]

I found this podcast or vodcast like 3 months ago and now I have gone crazy watching you guys. 😂😂 You guys are amazing

[@VarunThakurOfficial]

Welcome to the jungle 😂

[@dAbs5]

@@VarunThakurOfficial I am Karan's friend - ask him about Aditya

[@SankyGamerUHD00]

@@dAbs5 Whats up aditya. Hows it going?

[@rajivrathod132]

Happy to see nevill happy

[@RenownedRaunak]

Congratulations on the award feeling proud to be a TISS army 🎉

[@shinodbm]

15:39 - so beautiful to see Neville glow up when he talks about his mom ❤❤❤❤ hugs Bawa!!

[@mistyyy8557]

thats what I noticed as well

[@champ26]

As a "Gen z" era born , i loved this history lesson

[@kedarsontakke1394]

Great joke by Adar being ignored is permanent. Teen takle one two one two

[@miniaturecreature]

I was doing the dishes, and the way i have laughed when Adar said "sir apka wire jal gaya" .....hilarious 😂

[@naveenkp8305]

Who knew a simple thumbnail could tell such a hilarious tale of phone evolution! It's like a 'phones through the ages' in one image. Kudos to the mastermind behind this creative and chuckle-worthy snapshot - brilliantly funny and informative at the same time!"

[@keerthanamallan3715]

5 minutes into the episode and I'm already crying laughing 😭❤

[@shadaabansari6654]

Am I the only one who was expecting a ghost story episode with Hoezay , as Halloween literally fell on a TISSday.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Ok but when I saw the notification, I had a feeling there’d be separate segments on failed romances and blank calls as well as some reference to “Is your fridge running?”

[@_reya55]

24:05 Aadar smiling because of his green screen change while Bawa is explaining is me during lectures 😭

[@papa_putin]

Straight video call is like starting a war

[@shalinibali5248]

19:00 this nightmare. The itemized bill. It's like the CIA busted you. as a girl I can imagine the horror. This is such a scary nostalgia.. abhi bhi goosebumps aa gae😅.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Varun and Aadar may start this Improv Battle between themselves but Kautuk dying of laughter in the corner represents us and is funnier lol

[@shrutisuman5909]

Couldnt you have done halloween today - Ashish

[@Hey.MangoJango]

55:16 - Guys you need SMS to verify your UPI/Banking apps. 😂

[@Omertaz-pn1gi]

Loved Nevill's explanation of pulse dialing to tone dialing 22:10 and then the bhankas after that

[@umavenkatkaranam7324]

shaktiman getting alien handy is on my list of things to see before i die

[@WatermelonSugar1209]

Since you guys talked about being distracted by phone when one is studying, many countries have studies on iPad. I look at these kids and be like how are you not distracted

[@cashisthemoney]

I literally screamed out,”thank god” when I opened KZbin and the first suggestion was a new tiss video. Thank you guys

[@ShivamJha349]

Ericcson Ad - one black coffee please was done by Rajiv Agarwal & I meet him daily. He is now old but very humble

[@PokhrajRoy.]

16:28 I fondly remember the Cordless phone we had at home. They were really cute.

[@IamRajanKhanna]

Next episode " FRIENDS". Rip Matthew perry

[@adiitadi6158]

All the likes from Arunachal Pradesh here plz.. (Hey TISS family just to inform tht there's fan of this podcast from the easternmost corner of our country) Literally from the place which receive country's first sunlight 🌞🔆

[@prayaanshmehta3200]

3:10 the evolution of why gesture change 3:50 no concept of phone while star wars 6:20 phone device, not call anymore 8:30 evolution 10:00 10:35 first number operator code 12:25 14:00 manually connecting 15:00 writing numbers

[@PokhrajRoy.]

56:21 I remember being specifically told not to use data when abroad so I was mostly on call. The bill was still a lot 😂

[@sarthakkharade7112]

a pure personal stories podcast after a long time, enjoyed thoroughly❤

[@suzi3979]

Guys please never stop doing this pod❤❤❤❤

[@devshah7885]

Hey guys I am gen z,me and my friends all know abt cordless and telephone and telephone exchange Sometimes I really feel bad that mostly all of us know abt things like these but millennials think that we don't know abt things which are bit older

[@madmaxronnie]

Congratulations on winning the best phodcast bois. Btw the alien is Kekda-man.

[@angadb1265]

The irony that I watched the segment where they spoke about using the phone on the toilet while sitting on the toilet

[@normalviewerbhai]

That 'Mummy rakho phone me hu" hit so hard❤❤❤ This topic is so close to everyone's heart, especially to the people who have used epic phones😂.. you guys are the best always a fan of TISS but was also fascinated by SNL😍 thank you so much guys for being here always. You have evolved like our phones😂

[@divyeshvijayakar1162]

The conversation is great but the nostalgia trip of 'hua hua hua main...Bust' was just crazy!

[@aavi.]

I really REALLY hope Varun sees this comment, because I have a message for Bawa (possibly the others too): Listen, I was born in 2002, I am GenZ, and I STILL make the telephone symbol📞 when I say "phone" 😂 I'll be 22 in a few months, but most of us in my age did not grow up watching youtube; me and my brother (he's 32 now) used to watch shaktimaan in the old push-button TVs.. Just wanted to say y'all aren't thaaat far behind😂❤ Also love to all of you❤

[@Dream3r2002]

As a GenZ 2002 born I have to agree with this

[@urjabal9541]

exactly what i needed today, post a really difficult couple of days

[@ritwikism]

Somehow the "Bawa is old" jokes never get old

[@shanteshmnnit]

To the last question of Aadar, I think there were late adopters of mobile phones as well in the early days, who eventually had to catch up !!

[@somnathchakraborty6050]

Ghost steream would be more fun as today is halloween 🎃 day

[@newt4130]

Congratulations for the Best Phodcast Award bois 🎉🥳

[@shanteshmnnit]

❤️

[@deeptitodankar4002]

early throwback, but your podcast is an addiction, the good kind

[@user-by4qk9ji9s]

Congrats Broskiis for the 3rd win in a row....❤

[@sadfoxfilms1896]

Arey oh Halloween/ ghost stories episode ka hai?!!

[@sonalibhagat]

Loved this topic guys. A really learnt a lot of history . Loved all 4 of on this one , varun

[@durvashinde13]

40:05 - 40:25 PEAK varun-aadar conversation 40:08 "tera baap doodh kyu deraha hai?"😭

[@Vikrum_]

I still remember 9-10 mobile numbers for survival

[@NeolaDsouza]

Never stop TISS please

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The concluding part of the podcast was proper Sci-Fi. It’s a nice sketch idea.

[@swapblue]

The technology Varun was talking about is Pranav Mistry's "Sixth Sense technology"

[@priyalparmar2429]

Genz listening to this podcast: Kuch samjh nai aaya, but sunn ke achha laga😂

[@pranshusingh2000]

I started watching TISS a year ago. I have a stupid question. Why does Bawa’s avatar in the intro has a beard? I’ve never seen him with beard.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Marques Brownlee has a great video series on Retro Tech where the Dynatac is featured. It’s so fascinating! Also, that huge phone is considered campy now.

[@anoopjprakash]

Its 2023, why is podcast still on zoom? Bring back the couch!!

[@yashrajsinhsolanki5431]

Why have you not discussed about the issue of two people calling each other at the same time and not being able to connect.Thats the single most annoying thing that needs to be solved!

[@MaheshSharma-kq3bl]

this episode took me back to memory lane also remember days when there used to be no electricity fr days if the transmitter exploded like fr 2-3 days no electricity at all

[@salmansdriver9561]

best TISS thumbnail 🤣🤣🤣

[@VivekVijaykantDhumal]

when is the next ghost stories episode, hoezzay ne bhi band kar diya hai

[@_reya55]

I am watching this on my fridge screen while washing dishes 😭👍

[@gauravratan884]

Very nice episode!

[@zehanwadia3372]

8:39 Bawa casually flexing iPhone 15 pro

[@akashbhan1080]

I still have a landline in my home and ofc i remember it

[@rana1561]

The second most important message sent on a phone in the history of humanity is - "Anarkali ka phone tha, Ice Cream khaana zaroori ha!"

[@umavenkatkaranam7324]

kautuk is aging backwards

[@namanmehta2800]

At one point of time - there was a place outside Borivali station where "china phones" were sold per kg 😅

[@k-factor07]

21:18 Neville will become Nilesh or Naveen.[I think he told this story in some milestone ep(50,100,150), that originally he was going to be named Nilesh or Naveen]

[@saurabharora390]

There was a number 646, when you dialed that it would ring you back.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

People wax poetic with ‘Snake’ on Nokia but does anyone talk about how revolutionary ‘Bounce’ was?

[@krishnapatel4407]

Varun will inact every new scenarios getting discussed and Kautuk laughing A$$ off is just so great to see

[@pratiknazareth3217]

Fun fact: pulse dialing was similar to rotary dialing. When you dial 5 on the keypad, the telephone would type the button 5 times, and that is why earlier while dialing you would hear a faint tick tick tick sound. Tone dialing is what we use today which is different tones for different keys

[@bivinq]

That alien is KEKDA MAN!!!!!

[@nayannain]

In Thumbnail 🌄 KAUTUK looking like PARTHIV PATEL 😂

[@anitasubramanian3639]

Bigg love from Florida ❤❤

[@gauravgawade5383]

Bawa casually flexing his iphone 15 titanium 😂

[@durvashinde13]

5:30 "chanakya" oh yes the GREAT CREATIVE DIRECTOR

[@vvb_666]

Mast tha after a long

[@kc_padaala]

I still have BSNL Landline Connection with a Cordless Phone in my bedroom and the wired line in the hall. Max relate to Bawa through out the podcast.

[@PushkarAmodkar]

23:36 president calling and saying me tere country p[e bomb daal raha hai, cut to varun : Kya? nahi chahiye credit card... bhagg...

[@Arid93]

Sitting on the pot and watching this podcast on my phone😅🙈

[@PokhrajRoy.]

49:50 I listen to my own voice notes and I like making up a funny voice if the occasion calls for it.

[@banfool]

Yaar not discussing caller ID .. when mtnl / bsnl would charge for it

[@harsimranguliani5731]

Appreciation for joke at 46:50 🤌🤌 🤣🤣🤣

[@yashchavan1100]

Someone please share the link for the max save charger mentioned by Varun

[@PokhrajRoy.]

1:00:15 Now with the latest Apple Watch, you don’t even have to touch the screen anymore to accept or decline a call. It’s already an Accessibility Feature but now it’s mainstream.

[@aditimeshram2724]

drinking game: have a shot everytime baba stutters: par par par... main main main rhythm: we dhan dhan dhan we .... to. to to (im def high)

[@mrenji]

You guys didn't discuss about the yellow pages!!

[@ujjwaldkl]

The OG BELL-BOTTOM episode.

[@PushkarAmodkar]

also, 59:46 it was pranav mistry with sixth sense technology... now they've created other device called as AI clip which is similar to it...

[@PokhrajRoy.]

44:05 Literally every Indian dad who thinks they’re the fount of wisdom on every top.

[@PranavGogwekar]

Back in the school days guys used to be called by their second name. Usually it was surname but one guy was south indian and had no surname, so he was referred to by his father's name. Other guy once called on his landline asking "ABC" hai kya. Now, his sister picked up the call and got offended because she thought this other guy was referring to her dad and not her brother. :P

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Idk I enjoy video calls. They’re fun! Also, you can have fun stickers and effects.

[@dnapolren]

From Canada I appreciate video calls as I can see my family received week

[@mithilanande4525]

Does anyone remembers what happens when you dial 1515 on a Landline?

[@Waleedkkhan594]

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a tool for this calculation, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation calculator. Using this tool, we find that $4000 in 1983 would be approximately $10,456.96 in 2023, adjusted for inflation.

[@atharvaparab2954]

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