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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[@VarunThakurOfficial]

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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

[@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. 🎉

[@minyoongi30000]

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?

[@aarohiketkar]

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

[@aritramarik4487]

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

[@rajivrathod132]

Happy to see nevill happy

[@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

[@RenownedRaunak]

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

[@champ26]

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

[@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?”

[@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!"

[@shadaabansari6654]

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

[@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😅.

[@kedarsontakke1394]

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

[@keerthanamallan3715]

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

[@_reya55]

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

[@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

[@kkrithika2019]

45:02 Bawa casually resting his pen in his ear while talking.. because why not

[@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

[@cashisthemoney]

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

[@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 🌞🔆

[@papa_putin]

Straight video call is like starting a war

[@Omertaz-pn1gi]

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

[@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

[@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

[@shrutisuman5909]

Couldnt you have done halloween today - Ashish

[@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.

[@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 😂

[@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

[@sarthakkharade7112]

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

[@IamRajanKhanna]

Next episode " FRIENDS". Rip Matthew perry

[@Hey.MangoJango]

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

[@suzi3979]

Guys please never stop doing this pod❤❤❤❤

[@madmaxronnie]

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

[@newt4130]

Congratulations for the Best Phodcast Award bois 🎉🥳

[@shanteshmnnit]

❤️

[@umavenkatkaranam7324]

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

[@durvashinde13]

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

[@sadfoxfilms1896]

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

[@divyeshvijayakar1162]

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

[@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!

[@user-by4qk9ji9s]

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

[@angadb1265]

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

[@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 !!

[@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😂

[@priyalparmar2429]

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

[@somnathchakraborty6050]

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

[@anoopjprakash]

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

[@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.

[@akashbhan1080]

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

[@VivekVijaykantDhumal]

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

[@urjabal9541]

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

[@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]

[@NeolaDsouza]

Never stop TISS please

[@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!"

[@miniaturecreature]

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

[@sohamsen7892]

Please bring Rohit Sharma in the podcast and discuss how baffled he was when Varun took his wicket. I am sorry. I was just fooling around.😂 Don't take this seriously.

[@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...

[@kt31595]

Why does bawa look like the news anchor / actors during interview in 90's 🤣

[@ritwikism]

Somehow the "Bawa is old" jokes never get old

[@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

[@swapblue]

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

[@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...

[@saurabharora390]

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

[@Vikrum_]

I still remember 9-10 mobile numbers for survival

[@PokhrajRoy.]

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

[@mrenji]

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

[@banfool]

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

[@ujjwaldkl]

The OG BELL-BOTTOM episode.

[@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.

[@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)

[@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

[@namanmehta2800]

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

[@krishnapatel4407]

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

[@zehanwadia3372]

8:39 Bawa casually flexing iPhone 15 pro

[@PokhrajRoy.]

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

[@kshypcantdance]

research assistant Mila?

[@yashchavan1100]

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

[@mithilanande4525]

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

[@sonalibhagat]

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

[@umavenkatkaranam7324]

kautuk is aging backwards

[@durvashinde13]

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

[@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.

[@anshuman8650]

main kha rha tha , phir maine shaktiman ko handjob wla background dekh liya , ab main dahi vada ni kha paunga , Thanks Aadar

[@_reya55]

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

[@PokhrajRoy.]

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

[@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.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

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

[@harsimranguliani5731]

Appreciation for joke at 46:50 🤌🤌 🤣🤣🤣

[@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

[@PokhrajRoy.]

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

[@NitiHang]

Plz don't bully Neville.... I love to see him talk. Love from nepal. N my personal ❤ to Neville.

[@deeptitodankar4002]

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

[@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.

[@bivinq]

That alien is KEKDA MAN!!!!!

[@nayannain]

In Thumbnail 🌄 KAUTUK looking like PARTHIV PATEL 😂

[@nishadpatne9015]

Aagaya Maal🎉🎉!

[@arvindchauhan3552]

Where is halloween special ghost story episode 😭😭😭