Time seems to have a sense of humor, don't it?
1847: "Sounds like a pickle, I tell you. Time is surely up, or down, or maybe just sideways." - Charles, the Uninformed Merchant, upon receiving a telegram from the future.
Devices of the Past2077: "They rejected my resume, citing my experience as a professional dinosaur negotiator was irrelevant to the robot uprising." - Amy, Desk Worker of the Future.
Quantum Conditions1991: "Someone should tell that kid not to trust the internet," mused Edgar, the prophetic librarian, as he watched a floppy disk defy physics.
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