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March 9, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The internet becomes 100 times more entertaining when you have work to do”

People get distracted -- especially with social media -- when they have work to do. "Twitter becomes ten times more entertaining when you have work to do" was posted on Twitter on…

February 20, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“The internet is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats”

"The internet is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The internet is like ancient Egypt:…

February 20, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The internet is a magical place full of people waiting to be offended by something”

'The world is a magical place full of people waiting to be offended by something" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying often refers to the internet and social…

February 16, 2015
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“The internet is a series of tubes filled with cats”

U. S. Senator Ted Stevens (1923-2010) of Alaska said in 2006 that "the Internet...is a series of tubes." The comment was widely ridiculed in the Internet community. Cat videos are popular…

May 24, 2015
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“The internet is full of cats because dog people go outside”

"The internet is full of cats because dog people actually go outside" is a jocular one-line saying. "The internet is full of cats because dog people go outside" was cited on…

February 26, 2026
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The Internet is fun because you can post about blueberry muffins and somehow end up in a fight”

On social media, people can take offense where none was intended. "The Internet is fun because you can post about blueberry muffins and somehow end up in a fight" was posted on Facebook…

November 4, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The internet is too pc. Disabled cookies? In my day, they were called broken biscuits”

An "HTTP cookie" is not something that's eaten, but there have been several jokes. "The internet has become too politically correct. What's all this nonsense about disabled…

March 22, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“The internet was once a fun place for watching cat videos instead of monitoring the real-time collapse of late-stage capitalism”

"Fun Fact: The internet was once a fun place for watching cat videos instead of monitoring the real-time collapse of late-stage capitalism" is a saying that has been printed on many…

March 11, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetRadio/Television

“The job of the mainstream media today is to make you think that the views of 10% of the country are actually the views of 90% of the country”

"The job of the mainstream media today is to make you think that the views of 10% of the country are actually the views of 90% of the country" is a saying that has been printed on many…

January 24, 2011
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable”

"The duty/job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable" is credited to the "Mr. Dooley character of Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936), who wrote in 1902:…

April 10, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The last time I had faith in the news was when it was with Huey Lewis”

"The last time I had faith in the news was when it was with Huey Lewis" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. Huey Lewis and the News is an American rock band that…

July 4, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“The lasting legacy of most deceased pets is a computer password”

Many people use their pets' names for passwords. "72% of all computer passwords are names of deceased pets" was posted on Twitter on May 31, 2008. "Passwords: the only thing…

June 11, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The longest five seconds in anyone’s life is waiting to press the ‘Skip Ad’ button on YouTube”

"The longest five seconds in anyone’s life is waiting to press the 'Skip Ad' button on YouTube" is a jocular one-line saying about YouTube that has been printed on many…

July 15, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The man who created autocorrect has died. Restaurant in piece”

"The man who created/invented autocorrect has died. Restaurant in peace/piece" -- a joke on "rest in peace" -- has been printed on many images. "The man who invented…

July 15, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The man who invented autocorrect has died. Restaurant in peace”

"The man who created/invented autocorrect has died. Restaurant in peace/piece" -- a joke on "rest in peace" -- has been printed on many images. "The man who invented…

February 16, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The media breaks its neck trying to demonize humans and humanize demons”

"The media breaks its neck trying to demonize humans and humanize demons" is a saying that has been printed on an image. The saying was posted on Twitter by Coffee Party usa on February…

September 30, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The media is the enemy of the people”

Entry in progress -- BP X/Twitter Liberty Pill Memes @LibertyPillMeme It's as simple as that. (The following text is shown on an image. -- ed.) The corporate media is the enemy of the people…

April 14, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The media is the virus. People’s behavior is the pandemic. Common sense is the cure”

“The media is the virus” is what some have said about Covid-19 (coronavirus). "The media is the virus. People's behavior is the pandemic. Common sense is the cure" is a saying…

May 5, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The media is the virus”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was widely reported in the media, but many people did not trust the media. "The media is the virus" is a saying that has been printed on many images…

October 13, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The media isn’t silent on child sex trafficking because of the children…”

"The media isn't silent on child sex trafficking because of the children, it's because of who the customers are" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The…

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