obscure reference - a dumb reference that only makes you look like a fool

a dumb reference that only makes you look like a fool

'I’m doing this because of the 2003 Batman movie.' 'That movie was garbage.' 'So was your life.'

Trying to explain a complicated idea by saying, 'It’s like the time I tried to watch the 1995 Batman movie with my brother.'

When you drop a reference about the 2006 SpongeBob movie and everyone stares at you like you’re a ghost.