“Why read dystopian fiction when you can just watch the news?”
"Why read dystopian fiction when you can just pay attention?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was born during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, when many…
“Why was the computer mad when he got home?”/“Because he had a hard drive.”
A computer riddle is: Q: Why was the computer mad when he got home?A: Because he had a hard drive. The joke was posted on Twitter on September 12, 2014, and on Reddit -- Jokes on September 15,…
“Windows is a pane in the glass”
"Fixing broken windows is a pane in the glass" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "Pane in the glass" is a pun on "pain in the ass." There…
“Windows is for those who don’t want to know why their computer doesn’t work”
An operating system joke was posted on the newsgroup de.comm.infosystems.www.servers by Nikolaus Rath on March 5, 2001: "Macs are for those who don't want to know why their computer…
“Wireless bra? What’s the password?”
A “wireless bra” can’t access the internet, but there are jokes. "A wireless bra? They weren't tricky enough, now I need a password?" was posted on X/Twitter by Jeff Dwoskin…
“Without Facebook I would forget 90% of my friend’s birthdays”
Facebook is a social networking service that provides birthday reminders. "Without Facebook I would forget 99% of my friends birthdays" was posted on Twitter by @TeenQuotes101 on December…
“Women are like phones. They love to be held and talked to, but if you press the wrong button…”
"Girls/Women are like phones. They/We love to be held and talked to, but if you press the wrong button you’ll be disconnected!" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
“Words cannot express how much I hate emojis”
Emojis are "picture words." "Words do not describe how much I hate emojis" was posted on Twitter by Jack on March 7, 2014. "Words cannot express how much I hate emojis.…
“World Ends: Women and Minorities Hardest Hit” (NY Times headline joke)
A conservative joke shows how a liberal newspaper -- such as the New York (NY) Times or Washington (DC) Post or Austin (TX) American-Statesman -- would headline the ultimate disaster: "World…
“Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.—Anonymous”
"Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. -- Anonymous" is a popular joke saying. The line has been cited in print since at least 1999, but it is -- unsurprisingly -- of…
“Write drunk, edit sober”
"Write drunk, edit sober" ha been printed on many gift items, such as posters, mugs and T-shirts. The one-line saying has usually been attributed to writer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961),…
“Writing a daily column is like being married to a nymphomaniac”
"Writing a daily column is like being married to a nymphomaniac," newspaper columnists often claim. "Every time you think you're through, you have to do it again." The…
“X is a modern day version of having an imaginary friend”
Some people view the social media site X (formerly called Twitter) as an "imaginary friend." "twitter is just a version of having an imaginary friend" was posted on X/Twitter by…
“X is like group therapy, but no one heals”
X/Twitter is sometimes said to be like group therapy. "@SevenZark Twitter is like group therapy without the free coffee. Let it all out, man" was posted on X/Twitter by Jeffery Harrell on…
“X is the social media equivalent of talking to yourself in the mirror”
X/Twitter is a not-so-great social media place to post when a person has few followers, or is shadowbanned. It can be like talking to one's self in the mirror. "twitter is like talking to…
“You are what you tweet”
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), in the book Physiologie du Gout (1825), wrote "Tell me what you eat, and I shall tell you what you are," often interpreted as "you are what…
“You can steal my memes if you want. But I lick every one of them before I post them”
"You can steal my memes if you want. But I lick every one of them before I post them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. An image with this saying was posted on…
“You can tell a girl likes you if she stares at your phone instead of her own”
People tend to stare at their phones -- even on dates. "You can tell a girl likes you if she stares at your phone instead of her own" is a jocular one-line saying that was posted on…
“You can’t fix stupid, but you can watch it in action on Facebook every day”
"You can't fix stupid" is a saying of American stand-up comedian Ron White. "You can't fix stupid but you can watch it in action on Facebook every day" is a saying…
“You can’t fix stupid, but you can watch it in action on social media every day”
"You can't fix stupid" is a saying of American stand-up comedian Ron White. "You can't fix stupid but you can watch it in action on Facebook every day" is a saying…