"What are you talking about?" asked Kyle. Was this guy drunk, too? "It's January 1, 1980."
He stumbled over to a newspaper vending machine, hoping to prove this guy wrong. Being this drunk, it made sense to argue over the date rather than just telling the guy he was crazy. But when he squinted at the L.A. Times through the plastic, it also gave the date as September 24, 2005.
"What the hell is going on?" he asked, suddenly feeling dizzy. "Is this some kind of dumb joke?"