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March 22, 2026
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“Threads is a place to confess our unsaid feelings”

Is social media a place to confess unsaid feelings? "twitter is a place to confess our unsaid feelings" was posted on X/Twitter by šŠššŽššŸššœ āž on May 9, 2020, and this received…

July 25, 2017
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“Three things I’m thankful for: 1) family 2) friends 3) Caller ID to avoid family & friends”

"Three things I'm thankful for: 1) family 2) friends 3) Caller ID to avoid family & friends" is a jocular saying about Caller ID that has been printed on many images.…

June 4, 2026
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“TikTok is Iike the smoking area for social media”

Smoking areas are special places where people can feed an addiction. This has been compared to social media. "Twitter is like the smoking area of social media networks" was posted on…

July 14, 2018
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“Times Square is like using the internet without ad-block”

New York City's Times Square has many advertising signs -- by law. It has often been compared to ad blocking on the internet. "Browsing the web in general without #AdBlock is like being…

September 30, 2017
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“To err is human, yet we must prove that we are not robots by entering captions flawlessly”

People often prove that they're human by entering "CAPTCHA" correctly on their computers, but many people find it hard to read and copy correctly. A saying was posted on Reddit --…

March 12, 2013
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“To give the news impartially, without fear or favor” (New York Times)

The New York Times was purchased by Adolph Ochs (1858-1935) in 1896. On August 18, 1896, Ochs wrote: "It will be my earnest aim that The New-York Times give the news, all the news, in concise…

June 5, 2024
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“To the 98% of people who follow me but don’t talk to me, Who are you? Do you like tacos?”

"To the 98% of people who follow me but don't talk to me, Who are you? Do you like tacos?" is a jocular social media saying that has been printed on many images. "Dear 98% of…

October 9, 2012
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“Today’s gossip is tomorrow’s headline”

"Today's gossip is tomorrow's headline" is what gossip columnist Liz Smith frequently credited (since the 1970s) to earlier gossip columnist Walter Winchell (1887-1972).…

October 13, 2024
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“Tomorrow isn’t promised, block them today”

"Tomorrow isn’t promised, block them (her/him) today" is a jocular social media saying that has been used since 2019. "tomorrow isn’t promised. block that nigga today" was…

March 14, 2013
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“Too good to check” (journalism adage)

"Too good to check" means that a sensationalist story has come from one source, and the urge is to publish the story and to credit that source -- it's "too good to check"…

September 27, 2016
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“Too old for Snapchat and too young for Life Alert”

Snapchat is an image messaging and multimedia mobile application; its users are generally young. "Too old for snapchat, too young for dad jeans" was posted on Twitter on January 2. 2014.…

April 26, 2019
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“Treat a password like a toothbrush. Don’t let anybody use it; get a new one every six months”

"Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been…

July 17, 2017
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“True friendship is when you walk into their house and your WiFi connects automatically”

"True friendship is when you walk into their house and your WiFi connects automatically" is a one-line saying a bout WiFi that has been printed on many images. "You know they're…

June 9, 2006
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“Truth, Justice and the Comics” (New York Newsday)

Newsday is based on Long Island. It briefly ran a New York edition (New York Newsday) that folded in the 1990s. New York Newsday had a memorable slogan: "Truth, Justice and the Comics."…

March 21, 2026
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“Tumblr is a place to confess our unsaid feelings”

Is social media a place to confess unsaid feelings? "twitter is a place to confess our unsaid feelings" was posted on X/Twitter by šŠššŽššŸššœ āž on May 9, 2020, and this received…

June 4, 2026
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“Tumblr is like the smoking area for social media”

Smoking areas are special places where people can feed an addiction. This has been compared to social media. "Twitter is like the smoking area of social media networks" was posted on…

May 4, 2023
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“Tweet what you want. We can delete it in the morning.—Alcohol”

"Post/Tweet what you want. We can delete it in the morning. -- Alcohol" is a jocular social media saying that has been printed on many images. By the morning, the damage has been already…

May 28, 2024
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“Twitter be boring until the unemployed people wake up around 11:30 and start they shit”

"Facebook is boring AF until the unemployed people wake up around 11:30 and start their shit" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Unemployed people wake up later and have…

March 9, 2018
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“Twitter 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…

May 17, 2023
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“Twitter brought it to my attention that I offended some of you. I apologize. I meant to offend all”

"It's been brought to my attention that I have offended some of you. I apologize, I meant to offend all of you" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

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