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Bring Them Back

This meme uses the popular Wolverine nostalgic photo template from the 1990s X-Men animated series. Wolverine is shown lying in bed looking at a framed photograph that lists several hardware features common on older smartphones that are rarely included on modern flagship devices: SD-card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, IR blaster for TV remote functionality, and removable battery. The meme conveys nostalgic longing for these removed phone features that many users still miss.
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SD-CARD SLOT
3.5MM JACK
IR BLASTER
TV REMOTE
REMOVABLE
BATTERY

Overview

This meme uses the popular Wolverine nostalgic photo template from the 1990s X-Men animated series. Wolverine is shown lying in bed looking at a framed photograph that lists several hardware features common on older smartphones that are rarely included on modern flagship devices: SD-card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, IR blaster for TV remote functionality, and removable battery. The meme conveys nostalgic longing for these removed phone features that many users still miss.

Origin notes

This meme was originally posted to Reddit per the provided source information, with the original title 'Bring them back'. It repurposes the common Wolverine looking at a nostalgic photo meme template, which is frequently used to express longing for things that no longer exist, to comment on the removal of popular hardware features from modern smartphones.

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