“The spell czech on my computer has never failed me”
"The spell czech on my computer has never failed me" was posted on Twitter by David C Kyalo © on January 16, 2011. "Spell czech" is a misspelling of "spell check."…
“The sports page records people’s accomplishments and the front page has nothing but man’s failures”
Many people read the sports section of a newspaper first, even before the front page. One famous person who did this was Earl Warren (1891-1974), the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme…
“The truth will set you free. Except on Facebook, where it will get you a 30-day ban”
"The truth will set you free" is in the New Testament, John 8:31-32. "'The truth will set you free' except on Twitter and Facebook! #MAGA" was posted on Twitter by…
“The TW in Twitter stands for Time Wasted”
Twitter is an online news and social networking service. The name "Twitter" is not an acronym, but people have made several "backronyms" (back acronyms), usually starting with…
“The ugliness of ignorant ideas is BEAUTIFUL compared to the horror of everyone’s mouth sewn shut”
"The ugliness of ignorant ideas is BEAUTIFUL compared to the horror of everyone's mouth sewn shut" is an anti-censorship saying that has been printed on an image. The saying was…
“The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country…”
"The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country..." is a humorous list describing the readers of various newspapers. The New York (NY) Times "is read by people who…
“The world 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…
“The World’s Greatest Newspaper” (SCREW)
The Chicago Tribune has been calling itself "The World's Greatest Newspaper" since Chicago first had a world's fair (1893). It would own a newspaper and a television station…
“The world’s most prolific Facebook user sadly passed away. We shall not see his Like again”
Facebook is an online social media website that allows users to "like" posts. A joke was posted on Twitter by Chris on April 23, 2011: "The world's most prolific Facebook user…
“The worst thing about censorship is—”
"The worst thing about censorship is -- " -- the last part is blacked out -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. The censorship saying has been cited in print since at least…
“The X is silent. It’s still pronounced Twitter”
The name of "Twitter" (an American microblogging and social networking service) was changed to "X" in 2023, but many people still call it Twitter. "xtwitter (the x is…
“There are no dull stories, only dull reporters”
"There are no dull stories, only dull reporters/writers/authors" is often said about newspaper writing and other writing. Longtime New York City newspaper columist Franklin Pierce Adams…
“There are no new stories, only new reporters” (journalism adage)
"There is nothing new under the sun" is from Ecclesiastes 1:9 of the Bible. By at least 1900, it was said that "there are no new stories under the sun." Each story is similar to…
“There are so many scams on the Internet. Send me $19.95 and I will tell you how to avoid them”
"There are so many scams on the Internet now-a-days. Send me $19.95 and I will tell you how to avoid them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "There’s no…
“There are two sides to every story—and then there’s the truth”
"There are two sides to every story" is a very old proverb; the Greek writer Aesop (620-564 BCE) in the fable "The Mule" wrote that "every truth has two sides." For an…
“There are two typos of people in the world. Those who always notice spelling mistakes, and those who don’t”
"There are two typos of people" is a joke on "there are two types of people" that has been printed on many images. "There are two typos of people in this world--those who…
“There are two typos of people in the world. Those who always notice spelling mistakes, and those who donut”
"There are two typos of people" is a joke on "there are two types of people" that has been printed on many images. "There are two typos of people in this world--those who…
“There are two typos of people in the world. Those who proofread and those who don’t”
"There are two typos of people" is a joke on "there are two types of people" that has been printed on many images. "There are two typos of people in this world--those who…
“There are two typos of people in this world: those who can edit and those who can’t”
"There are two typos of people" is a joke on "there are two types of people" that has been printed on many images. "There are two typos of people in this world--those who…
“There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works”
American computer scientist and Yale University professor Alan Perlis (1922-1990) wrote "Epigrams on Programming" for ACM's SIGNPLAN (September 1982). One popular epigram is:…