LOL, it's such a small throwaway line by a random #NPC, and I doubt many a player will actually read it since you don't really have a reason to talk to this character, especially not after you first encounter him, but it's still quite funny imho as it's a reference to one of your party members.
Sadly your party doesn't react to it. :(
I like it when NPCs in an #RPG
reward you for going back to previous towns and talk to then when you don't really have a need to, by actually saying something different.
(In this game it's a bit of a mixed bag though. Some say something different, others were clearly not expecting you to return, or weren't expecting you to return before a certain party member had joined you again.)