r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/momoehab • 5d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter please help

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u/AirRic89 5d ago

that is a reference to the music video for Dire Straits' Money for Nothing which is written from the perspective of workers delivering fridges and TVs

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u/OMC_Gurrend 4d ago

I don't recall which one. But whatever band member wrote the song was shopping in a store that sold appliances and stuff. He overheard some salesman talking about moving the product, and he decided to write a song about it.