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November 7, 2025
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“Someone just called my phone, sneezed and then hung up. I’m getting sick and tired of these cold calls”

"Cold calling" is when a salesperson makes a pitch to a potential customer without prior contact. Cold calling has nothing to do with being called by someone with a common cold, but there…

August 19, 2021
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“Sometimes getting unfriended on Facebook is magical…really…it’s like the trash took itself out”

"Sometimes getting unfriended on Facebook is magical...really...it's like the trash took itself out" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Sometimes getting…

February 1, 2020
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“Sometimes I delete my own posts because I’m not the same person I was 4 minutes ago”

"Sometimes I delete my own posts because I'm not the same person I was 4-5 minutes ago" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Sometimes I delete my own…

February 4, 2020
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“Sometimes I delete my own posts because I’m not the same person I was 5 minutes ago”

"Sometimes I delete my own posts because I'm not the same person I was 4-5 minutes ago" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Sometimes I delete my own…

October 1, 2022
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“Sometimes I post shit just to see whose head explodes”

"SOMETIMES I POST SHIT JUST TO SEE WHOSE HEAD EXPLODES" (shown on an image credited to "googleme420") was posted on Twitter by Phil on April 9, 2019. The meme probably…

January 28, 2024
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“Sometimes I read a text and think ‘what a fuckin psycho!’ and then I hit send”

"Sometimes I read a text and think what a fucking psychopath. Then press send" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Sometimes I read a text and think, what a…

January 28, 2024
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“Sometimes I read a text and think what a fucking psychopath. Then press send”

"Sometimes I read a text and think what a fucking psychopath. Then press send" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Sometimes I read a text and think, what a…

January 27, 2024
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“Sometimes I read a text and think, what a psycho. Then I press send”

"Sometimes I read a text and think what a fucking psychopath. Then press send" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Sometimes I read a text and think, what a…

October 1, 2022
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“Sometimes I tweet shit just to see whose head explodes”

"SOMETIMES I POST SHIT JUST TO SEE WHOSE HEAD EXPLODES" (shown on an image credited to "googleme420") was posted on Twitter by Phil on April 9, 2019. The meme probably…

February 17, 2023
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“Sometimes I wanna quit social media but then it would be a better place without me so I stay”

"Sometimes I wanna quit social media but then it would be a better place without me so I stay" is a jocular saying that has been printed on an image. "Sometimes I just wanna…

December 23, 2017
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“Sometimes I wonder how many miles I’ve scrolled my mouse wheel”

"Wondering how many miles I've scrolled with my mouse" is a saying about a computer "mouse" that was posted on Twitter on January 7, 2009. "Sometimes i wonder how many…

June 25, 2020
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“Sometimes I wonder if all of this is happening because I didn’t forward that message”

"Sometimes I wonder if all of this is happening because I didn’t forward that message to 10 other people" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Could this be…

December 8, 2022
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“Spiders are the only web developers that are happy to find bugs”

"Spiders are the only web developers that are happy to find bugs" is a saying (with several slight variations) that has been printed on many images. The puns are on the double meanings of…

December 9, 2022
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“Spiders are the only web developers that enjoy finding bugs”

"Spiders are the only web developers that are happy to find bugs" is a saying (with several slight variations) that has been printed on many images. The puns are on the double meanings of…

February 20, 2021
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“Start every phone call with, ‘My battery is almost dead’”

"Start every phone call with, 'My battery is almost dead.' That way you can hang up on them when you're bored" is a jocular piece of advice that has been printed on many…

September 16, 2019
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“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never harm me”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Sticks and Stones"Sticks and Stones" is an English-language children's rhyme. The rhyme persuades the child victim of name-calling to ignore the…

September 16, 2019
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“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Sticks and Stones"Sticks and Stones" is an English-language children's rhyme. The rhyme persuades the child victim of name-calling to ignore the…

June 12, 2020
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“Stop crying about your problems on internet. Bottle them up inside and disguise them with humor”

"Stop crying about your problems on the internet. Bottle them up inside and disguise them with dark inappropriate humor, like a grown up" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

January 21, 2020
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“Stop killing air to make AirPods” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

January 21, 2020
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“Stop killing mothers to make motherboards” (fake protest sign)

"Stop killing aligators to make Gatoraid" (misspelling "alligators" and "Gatorade") is a jocular -- but fake -- protest sign that has been printed on many images. The…

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