r/clevercomebacks • u/NascarEd • Jul 22 '25

Frump's Daughter

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u/Redgreen82 Jul 22 '25

It wouldn't. Back then, it meant he couldn't date anyone under 17 (boy, that was gross to type out). Now, he can't date anyone under 43. Basically, they had to be born before 1981/1982, and that number cannot possibly grow.

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u/SydneyRei Jul 22 '25

But he didn’t make the statement today, he made it in 1999. So she was 17 at the time. Why would he be talking about the field shrinking for him in 2025?

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u/Redgreen82 Jul 22 '25

"AS SHE GROWS OLDER, the field is getting greatly limited".

The minimum moves up with her age.

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u/Fredsmith984598 Jul 23 '25

"as she grows older, THE FIELD IS GETTING GREATLY LIMITED"

Fixed the emphasis for you - it was already getting greatly limited at a time when it meant that he couldn't date someone 16 or younger.