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August 23, 2012
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“There’s no bad publicity except an obituary”

One theory about publicity holds that "all publicity is good publicity" and that there is no such thing as bad publicity; the only bad thing is no publicity. Irish writer Brendan Behan…

November 3, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetRadio/Television

“There’s no bigger test of patience than typing your email on a TV with the remote”

Many people find it difficult to type using a TV remote, such as entering an email address. "Typing in your email address on the TV is a different type of irritation" was posted on…

February 13, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“There’s regular crazy and then there’s crazy with an internet connection crazy”

"There's regular crazy and then there's crazy with an internet connection crazy" is a saying that has been printed on an image. The saying was posted on Twitter by Pax Paxochka…

January 18, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“They don’t want to ban hate speech. They want to ban speech they hate”

"They don’t ban hate speech. They ban speech they hate" is a saying that has been said in several forms. "They" is sometimes identified as "the left,"…

January 18, 2023
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“They don’t ban hate speech. They ban speech they hate”

"They don’t ban hate speech. They ban speech they hate" is a saying that has been said in several forms. "They" is sometimes identified as "the left,"…

January 17, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“They should start reporting the number of kids that go missing every day the way they report Covid”

"They should start reporting the number of kids that go missing every day the way they report Covid numbers. Maybe that would get people’s attention" is a saying that has been printed…

May 6, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“They wouldn’t need to censor us if we were wrong”

Many people and groups have been censored by the media, especially the social media such as Facebook and Twitter. "They wouldn’t need to censor us if we were wrong..." was posted (with…

December 7, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“They’re making a male version of Amazon Alexa. It doesn’t listen to anything”

Amazon Alexa (a virtual assistant AI technology) has a female voice. "For those of you that don't want Alexa listening in on your conversations, they're making a male version. . . it…

August 17, 2013
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“THINK before you text, tweet, facebook. Is it true, hurtful, illegal, necessary and kind?”

A "THINK" poster from a backronym of five words -- "Is it True, Hurtful, Illegal, Necessary, Kind?" -- was produced by the Waterloo Region of Ontario, Canada, to help combat…

March 15, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Think once before you act, twice before you speak, and three times before you post on Facebook”

"Think once before you act, twice before you speak, and three times before you post on Facebook" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Various forms of the saying were…

March 15, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Think once before you act, twice before you speak, and three times before you post on social media”

"Think once before you act, twice before you speak, and three times before you post on Facebook" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Various forms of the saying were…

March 15, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Think once before you act, twice before you speak, and three times before you post on Twitter”

"Think once before you act, twice before you speak, and three times before you post on Facebook" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Various forms of the saying were…

March 15, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Think once before you act, twice before you speak, and three times before you tweet”

"Think once before you act, twice before you speak, and three times before you post on Facebook" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Various forms of the saying were…

October 30, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“This Halloween you should go as the person you pretend to be on Grindr”

"Halloween costume idea: You should go as the person you pretend to be on Facebook/Grindr/Instagram/Social Media/Twitter" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

November 30, 2012
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“This is a family newspaper” (no obscenities are allowed)

"This is a family newspaper" is a frequently printed newspaper admonition to keep it clean -- no obscenities are allowed in print. The phrase is often given as "We would say what we…

August 4, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“This is not a scam. Inbox me if you wanna turn your $500 into my $500”

"This is not a scam. Inbox me if you wanna turn your $500 into my $500" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "THIS IS NOT A SCAM! inbox me if you want to turn…

January 10, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“This is not Facebook and I am not your friend”

"This is not Facebook and I am not your friend" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying became popular in 2011, but authorship is unknown. "This isn't…

December 29, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“This is still twitter btw I refuse to call it by its stripper name”

"Twitter" is a social networking service that has been officially known as "X" since July 2023. However, many people still call it "Twitter." "This is still…

September 6, 2022
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“Those who like my posts are happier, more intelligent and better-looking than those who don’t”

"Those who like my posts are happier, more intelligent and better-looking than those who don't; according to a study I made up" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by John…

September 7, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Those who like my tweets are happier, more intelligent and better-looking than those who don’t”

"Those who like my posts are happier, more intelligent and better-looking than those who don't; according to a study I made up" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by John…

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