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May 3, 2023
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“Post what you want. We can delete it in the morning.—Alcohol”

"Post/Tweet what you want. We can delete it in the morning. -- Alcohol" is a jocular social media saying that has been printed on many images. By the morning, the damage has been already…

December 13, 2020
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“Posted a photo of my clean house on Facebook and it was flagged as fake news”

"Posted a photo of my clean house and it was flagged and removed as 'fake news'" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. That is, it's fake that the house…

May 12, 2020
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“Practice media distancing”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic required many people to use "social distancing" (standing six feet away). Many people also practiced "media distancing," especially those who…

October 22, 2015
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“Practice safe text –- use commas and never miss a period”

"Practice safe text -- -- use commas and never miss a period" is a jocular line that has been printed on GIFs. "Practice safe text" was used in a 2009 program to caution drivers…

May 12, 2020
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“Practice social media distancing”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic required many people to use "social distancing" (standing six feet away). Many people also practiced "social media distancing" -- staying away…

July 20, 2018
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“Prayer is the world’s greatest wireless connection”

"Prayer is the world's greatest wireless connection" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Just saw a church sign that said 'prayer is the greatest wireless…

August 18, 2024
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“Predictive text really gets my toga”

"Predictive text really gets my toga" was posted on Facebook by Neil Davis on April 6, 2012. "I feckin hate predictive text it really gets my toga up!! ;@)" was posted on…

June 15, 2025
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“Prepare your kids for social media by putting their artwork on the fridge and writing a bunch of mean comments under it”

How do you prepare your children for social media? This joke was posted on X/Twitter by The Dad on November 1, 2017, and it received over 2,700 likes: "Prepare your kids for social media by…

February 17, 2015
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“Programmer—an organism that turns coffee into software”

Hungarian mathematician Alfréd Rényi (1921-1970) is credited for saying, "A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems." "Programmer -- an organism that turns…

August 19, 2017
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“Programming is like sex: One mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life”

"Programming is like sex: One mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life" is a jocular programming saying that has been printed on many images. Michael Sinz (Amiga…

May 31, 2026
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“Pronouncing Gen AI like Forrest Gump says Jenny”

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is artificial intelligence (AI) that uses generative models to generate text. GenAI is usually pronounced like "jen-ay-eye." In the movie…

October 21, 2012
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“Proofread carefully to see if you any words out”

"Proofread carefully to see if you any words out" (minus the word "left") is a jocular editing one-liner that has been printed in many newspapers and books. "Check to see…

October 10, 2025
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“Proofreading is a dying art”

"Proofreading is a lost art" and "Proofreading is a dying art" are popular sayings. "There are times when we are pushed toward the belief that proofreading is a lost…

October 10, 2025
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“Proofreading is a dying rat”

"Proofreading is a lost art" and "Proofreading is a dying art" are popular sayings. "There are times when we are pushed toward the belief that proofreading is a lost…

October 25, 2025
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“Proofreading is a lost art”

"Proofreading is a lost art" and "Proofreading is a dying art" are popular sayings. "There are times when we are pushed toward the belief that proofreading is a lost…

October 25, 2025
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“Proofreading is a lost rat”

"Proofreading is a lost art" and "Proofreading is a dying art" are popular sayings. "There are times when we are pushed toward the belief that proofreading is a lost…

March 27, 2020
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“Proofreading is impotant”

Proofreading is important. However, "important" is sometimes spelled "impotant" or "impotent" for jocular reasons. "Proofreading is very impotent" was posted…

March 27, 2020
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“Proofreading is impotent”

Proofreading is important. However, "important" is sometimes spelled "impotant" or "impotent" for jocular reasons. "Proofreading is very impotent" was posted…

December 3, 2022
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“Propaganda isn’t just about creating fake news. It’s also about hiding real news”

"Propaganda isn’t just about creating fake news. It’s also about hiding real news" was posted on Twitter by 💥NYETENGALE💥 on July 29, 2022. The saying was also printed on an…

March 7, 2023
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“Protect your tweets from being stolen by writing really bad ones like this”

"Protect your tweets from being stolen by writing really bad ones like this" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by niteynite on March 7, 2023. Twitterniteynite@hoedeehoeprotect your…

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