r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 12d ago

Meme needing explanation What movie reference am I missing

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u/IvyWonderer 12d ago

im like 50% sure this is a reference to spider man: into the spider verse where miles scores 0/100 on his test, and his teacher says that you could only get them all wrong if you know what they all were, and changed it to 100/100

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u/absoluteunitofspite 12d ago

Decembruary 2, 2018

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u/conqueror-worm 12d ago

Never noticed that before, but I also didn't notice the PDNY instead of NYPD on cop uniforms/cars the first time I watched it lol.

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u/Wild_Reserve_6230 12d ago

Pew Dork Yolice Nepartment

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u/Pomengranite 12d ago

Yew dork. No lice, Pepartment

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u/emlgsh 12d ago

Miles Morales confirmed to originate in the "I think I'm having a stroke" universe.

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u/Pomengranite 12d ago

with great pasta comes great responder recipes!

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u/pastafallujah 12d ago

Hey! I’m a pasta! Can I interest you in a responder recipe?

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u/Fenring_Halifax 11d ago

Call a boundulance

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u/RogueVector 11d ago

Bondulance

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u/dovahkiitten16 12d ago

They also have Red Ex and an alternate Koca Soda. Meanwhile in Peter B. Parker’s universe, it’s Fed Ex / Coca Cola. There’s a bunch of small things to indicate that Miles’ universe is different from ours and Peter B. Parker’s is actually the closest equivalent to us.

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u/erikgfrey 12d ago

I think they started that after 9/11 in all shows and movies. That way costumes can't be confused with actual uniforms.

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u/conqueror-worm 12d ago

That definitely isn't the case and there's no law or policy regarding that lol, the reason in Into the Spiderverse is that it's an alternate universe NYC. But there are plenty of recent/still-running media that are explicitly about(fictional characters in)the real-life NYPD, like Law & Order or Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

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u/Eggith 12d ago

I think there is something involving licensing or something because I've seen far too many video games and media fictionalize them. In the original Midnight Club the police are Listed as MCPD (Manhattan Police Department). In True Crime Streets of New York they're also listed as PDNY. In The Division 2 their cars are shown with the decals NYCP. In fact, in the first game The Division there were cars with NYPD decals on them that were then cut from the game or repainted.

Of course my evidence is all anecdotal so eh.

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u/Samurai_Meisters 12d ago

I think they just don't want to be associated with a real life organization

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u/ConstantAd8643 12d ago edited 12d ago

No NYPD is actually a licensed trademark, they can refuse permission to use it or collect licensing fees.

I mean, downvote away, but it really is...

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u/erikgfrey 12d ago

Well I never said it was a law. But, after looking it up it is in fact against the law.

But over trademark violations. They would have to pay to use NYPD.

I still think it makes sense to do that to protect against people pretending to be police. Wether you think it's funny or not.

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u/temporal_anomoly 12d ago

Yo man, the references your AI brain is sourcing that answer from are Reddit threads about the spider-verse movie. That doesn’t give weight to your case.

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u/AxtonGTV 12d ago

AI here is using bad sources

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u/itsinvincible 11d ago

AI is gona be humanities downfall and not for the reasons one might think. Can you still think for yourself mate? You need help?

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u/SherbertKey6965 12d ago

No you are confusing the telephone number for calling the cops has been switched to 119 so it can't be confused with the 9/11 hotline. 

Feel my eyes rolling because I can't curse you out

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u/Crevetanshocet 12d ago

PDNY just stands for Police Department of New York, no? /hj

Like it's not that bad tbh, and also in my mother tongue, it works well.

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u/nolandz1 12d ago

Also Koca-Cola

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u/Hanzzman 12d ago

Policía de Nueva York. you saw a spanish video version dubbed into english

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u/Fenix512 12d ago

I mean its supposed to be set in a different universe than ours. Miles's Peter Parker was blonde

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u/SentimentalYogurt 12d ago

A poster in Miles' room shows a month spelled correctly not sure which (January or February) so yeah Miles was phoning it in. I remember CinemaWins pointing it out

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u/FistOfVengeance44 12d ago

It’s December, I watched it a few days ago

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u/absoluteunitofspite 12d ago

Yeah I just pointed it out bc it’s the first time I’ve noticed that despite seeing the movie a few times

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u/Ionel1-The-Impaler 12d ago

Decembrary??? RIBAORLD??? Must. Commit. WAR CRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMEEEESSSSSSSSSSS

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u/Peace-Disastrous 12d ago

I know you meant Rimworld, but ribaorld sounds like a true war criminal.

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u/Ionel1-The-Impaler 12d ago

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u/likeacapybara 11d ago

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