Bewbin suggested bringing back 1337 speak, which entails 7yp1ng l1k3 th15, and trashrabbits interpreted it as bringing back how people talked in the year 1337 and responded accordingly, albeit in Early Modern English rather than Middle English.

this reminded me of a wordplay in the simpsons song "39 days of christmas":
(…)
19 Footmen bowing,
18 Gungas dinning,
17 76, (as in the year 1776)
16 Midwives birthing,
15 Aliens alienating
(…)