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November 21, 2021
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“The next pandemic—driven by a virulent conspiravirus. We’ll need to go into a Facebook lockdown”

"Conspiravirus" (conspiracy + coronavirus) is a portmanteau term that was moderately popular at the beginning of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. "Tory-ITV-Murdoch conspiravirus…

October 24, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The one who reads a newspaper knows what is happening in the world. One who reads the Bible…”

"The one who reads a newspaper knows what is happening in the world. The one who reads the Bible knows WHY" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "The one who reads a…

February 23, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The only sure way to make a computer go faster is to throw it out the window”

"The only sure way to make a computer go faster is to throw it out the window" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "The only way to get vista to go faster is to…

October 14, 2025
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The only thing I take seriously in the newspapers nowadays is Fish and Chips. And even that I take with a pinch of salt”

Fish and chips in the United Kingdom used to be served wrapped in a newspaper page, although this practice has mostly ended. The fish and chips were literally "in" a newspaper, but were…

November 2, 2017
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“The only thing worse than a buffering video is a buffering ad”

Computer users hate when the computer freezes up as it is "buffering." "The only thing worse than a buffering video is a buffering ad before the video!" was posted on Twitter on…

February 23, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The only thing you can believe in the papers is the date”

"The only thing you can believe in the papers is the date" is a saying used by those who don't trust the newspapers. The origin of the saying is unknown. "The only thing you can…

May 9, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen”

Tom Smothers performed on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, an American comedy and variety show television series from 1979 to 1969. The network didn't like some of the political satire and…

December 29, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The people who take memes seriously are the same people who think the stripper likes them”

"The people who take memes/politicians seriously are the same people who think the stripper likes them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The stripper does not…

March 30, 2024
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“The purpose of a meme is to disturb the humorless, and to humor the disturbed”

"The purpose of a meme is to disturb the humorless, and to humor the disturbed" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying (shown on an image) was posted on iFunny on…

December 13, 2025
Education/SchoolsMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The purpose of academia is to open up new Chrome tabs until you die”

People who do computer research tend to open very many browser tabs. This was posted on X/Twitter by Neil Renic on November 30, 2025, and it received over 55,000 likes: "The purpose of…

January 1, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The real joke is always in the comments”

Reddit -- Jokes is a social website that contains many, many recycled jokes. After a recycled joke is posted, someone in the comments often adds a new twist. Another person then comments, "The…

October 15, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The reason why I use Android is because Adam and Eve had an Apple… and fucked everything up”

"The reason why I use Android is because Adam and Eve had an Apple... and fucked/messed everything up" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The reason I use…

October 15, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The reason why I use Android is because Adam and Eve had an Apple… and messed everything up”

"The reason why I use Android is because Adam and Eve had an Apple... and fucked/messed everything up" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The reason I use…

July 18, 2022
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“The rich and powerful piss on us and the media tell us it’s raining”

"The rich and powerful piss on us and the media tells us it's raining" is a saying that has been printed on several images. “Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining” is…

July 18, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The rich and powerful piss on us and the media tells us it’s raining”

"The rich and powerful piss on us and the media tells us it's raining" is a saying that has been printed on several images. “Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining” is…

July 31, 2024
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“The road to hell is paved with inspirational quotes on social media”

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions" is a proverb dating to at least the 1820s. "The road to hell is paved with inspirational quotes on social media" was posted on…

July 30, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The road to hell is paved with inspirational tweets”

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions" is a proverb dating to at least the 1820s. "The road to hell is paved with inspirational quotes on social media" was posted on…

May 29, 2026
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The sign on the door read ‘Press.’ I did. The door opened. The room was filled with journalists”

"Press" can mean to apply pressure, and press can also mean the journalist media. There are jokes on this double meaning. "The sign on the door read 'Press.' I did. The…

May 29, 2026
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“The sign on the door said ‘Press.’ I did. The door opened. The room was filled with journalists”

"Press" can mean to apply pressure, and press can also mean the journalist media. There are jokes on this double meaning. "The sign on the door read 'Press.' I did. The…

October 14, 2013
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“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925.…

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