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June 12, 2024
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“Shitposting implies the existence of pissposting, sweatposting, spitposting, cumposting, etc.”

There is "shitposting," but no "pissposting." "is there an alternative to shitposting called pissposting?" was posted on X/Twitter by pacmanz on March 3, 2015.…

June 12, 2024
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“Shitposting implies the existence of pissposting”

There is "shitposting," but no "pissposting." "is there an alternative to shitposting called pissposting?" was posted on X/Twitter by pacmanz on March 3, 2015.…

March 9, 2018
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“Showing your love is now just looking at them for five minutes without checking your phone”

"Showing your love used to be buying them flowers or writing a poem. Now it’s just looking at them for 5 minutes without checking your phone" is a jocular saying that has been printed…

March 8, 2021
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“Since Facebook claims ownership of everything you post on their website, I’m uploading my bills”

"Since Facebook claims ownership of everything you post on their website, I think I should start uploading my bills" was posted on Twitter by Johnny Mota (and others) on December 10,…

April 11, 2018
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“Since I changed my smartphone’s name to Titanic, it’s been syncing”

"Syncing" sounds like "sinking." A popular smartphone joke mentions the RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner that sank in the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 2012. This joke was…

May 9, 2018
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“Since this year they launched the iPhone 8/X, we’ll probably get to see 9/11 next year”

Apple, Inc. released the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus in 2017, and there have been references to 9/11 (the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon). "Can’t wait for…

August 1, 2020
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“Siri, check my bank account and tell me which Apple product I can buy.”/“Apple juice.”

An "Apple product" usually does not refer to the fruit, but there are jokes. "I am going to buy an Apple product this morning.. Guess which? Options: Fruit, Natural juice, or…

August 14, 2021
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“Snopes is for dopes”

Snopes is a fact-checking website. Many people have claimed that Snopes is biased, and that it doesn't do good or honest work. "Snopes is for dopes" is a popular critical saying.…

January 17, 2017
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“So I’ve decided that my wifi will be my valentine. I don’t know, we just have this connection”

"I asked my wifi to be my valentine - We have a great connection" is a jocular saying that has been printed on a ceramic mug. "My valentine. We have a special connection...... its…

May 22, 2018
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“So it turns out that being an adult is mostly just Googling how to do stuff”

"So it turns out that being an adult is mostly just Googling how to do stuff" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Don't worry, kids. Being an adult is…

July 26, 2025
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“So my plan is sharing memes until someone falls in love with me”

"So my plan is sharing memes until someone falls in love with me" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Sharing memes is usually not a good way to find true love.…

July 25, 2017
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“So you hate Facebook? Thanks for sharing that with me on Facebook”

"So you hate Facebook? Thanks for sharing that with me on Facebook" is a Facebook saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Men's Humor‏ on…

July 26, 2025
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“So your plan is posting memes until someone falls in love with you”

"So my plan is sharing memes until someone falls in love with me" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Sharing memes is usually not a good way to find true love.…

July 26, 2025
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“So your plan is sharing memes until someone falls in love with you”

"So my plan is sharing memes until someone falls in love with me" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Sharing memes is usually not a good way to find true love.…

May 28, 2024
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“Social media are boring AF until the unemployed people wake up around 11:30 and start their shit”

"Facebook is boring AF until the unemployed people wake up around 11:30 and start their shit" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Unemployed people wake up later and have…

May 28, 2024
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“Social media be boring until the unemployed people wake up around 11:30 and start they shit”

"Facebook is boring AF until the unemployed people wake up around 11:30 and start their shit" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Unemployed people wake up later and have…

August 11, 2024
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“Social media can teach you a lot of lessons.  Grammar is not one of them”

Grammar and social media don't seem to go together well. "Twitter can teach you a lot of lessons. Grammar is not one of them" was posted on X/Twitter by Boyd's Backyard™ on…

May 26, 2023
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“Social media crushes are all fun and games until someone buys a plane ticket”

"Flirting on the internet: it's all fun and games until someone buys a plane ticket" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It's all fun and games until someone…

January 18, 2023
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“Social media don’t ban hate speech. They ban speech they hate”

"They don’t ban hate speech. They ban speech they hate" is a saying that has been said in several forms. "They" is sometimes identified as "the left,"…

December 31, 2023
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“Social media gives people egos they don’t have in person”

"Social media gives people egos they don't have in person" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "Social media gives people egos that they don't have in…

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