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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…

October 6, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The media lies. Open your eyes”

"Open your eyes. The media lies," "Open your eyes to the media lies" and "The media lies. Open your eyes" are sayings that have been printed on several images.…

October 16, 2010
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The media report planes that crash, not planes that land safely”

One criticism of the media is that news covers the abnormal and not the normal. It's often said that one plane crash makes news, but a thousand planes that land safely do not make news. The…

March 15, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The most amazing thing about the internet is how it allows you to do nothing with your life”

American comedian Jake Weisman posted on Twitter on November 3, 2013: "The most amazing thing about the internet is how it allows you, with the click of a few buttons, to do absolutely nothing…

February 27, 2005
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The Most New York You Can Get” (Daily News)

"The Most New York You Can Get" was, briefly in the 1990s, a slogan for the New York Daily News. It was never an official slogan such as "New York's Picture Newspaper" or…

May 15, 2019
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The New York Times is the official leak of the State Department”

The New York (NY) Times has been called the "paper of record." When politicians wanted information to be seen, they "leaked" the information to the Times. WikiLeaks (launched in…

September 8, 2010
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The Newspaper That Can’t Be Bought” (Village Voice)

The Village Voice weekly newspaper first published on October 26, 1955. In April 1996, the Village Voice became free. The Village Voice announced the free newspaper policy with a new slogan:…

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