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December 3, 2020
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“Pinterest is just We Heart It for adults”

Pinterest (an American image sharing and social media service) has been compared to We Heart It (an image-based social network). "i feel like pinterest is like the moms version of weheartit…

December 4, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Pinterest is just We Heart It for moms”

Pinterest (an American image sharing and social media service) has been compared to We Heart It (an image-based social network). "i feel like pinterest is like the moms version of weheartit…

November 16, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Pinterest is like fantasy football for girls”

Pinterest is an information-sharing website that quickly became popular with women. "I think Pinterest is to @emilymrich what Fantasy Football is to me. I'm just not sure how you win at…

January 5, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Please keep me in your thoughts. Nothing happened, I just want you to think about me”

A jocular social media announcement was posted on X/Twitter by Lauren Chanel on March 10, 2021, and this received over 43,000 likes: "y’all keep me in your thoughts today. nothing’s wrong…

April 19, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“Please lower the cost of groceries. I’m not built for OnlyFans”

"Please lower the gas prices. I'm not built for OnlyFans" and "Please lower the cost of living. I'm not built for OnlyFans" are jocular sayings that have been printed…

April 19, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetWork/Businesses

“Please lower the cost of living. I’m not built for OnlyFans”

"Please lower the gas prices. I'm not built for OnlyFans" and "Please lower the cost of living. I'm not built for OnlyFans" are jocular sayings that have been printed…

April 19, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetTransportationWork/Businesses

“Please lower the gas prices. I’m not built for OnlyFans”

"Please lower the gas prices. I'm not built for OnlyFans" and "Please lower the cost of living. I'm not built for OnlyFans" are jocular sayings that have been printed…

April 19, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Please understand I am only taking new friend requests from cats”

"Please understand I am only taking new friend requests from dogs" is a social media saying that has been printed on many images. "Just fyi, I'm only accepting facebook friend…

April 20, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Please understand I am only taking new friend requests from dogs”

"Please understand I am only taking new friend requests from dogs" is a social media saying that has been printed on many images. "Just fyi, I'm only accepting facebook friend…

February 27, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Pornhub now has a category for Coronavirus videos. It’s for sick fucks”

Pornhub is a Canadian-owned internet pornography website. A joke is that the website is for "sick fucks" -- the word "sick" meaning "twisted" or…

May 3, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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…

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