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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
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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 𝐊𝚎𝚟𝚜 ➐ on May 9, 2020, and this received…

May 4, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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.…

August 11, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter can teach you a lot of lessons. Grammar is not one of them”

Grammar and social media don't seem to go together well. "Twitter can teach you a lot of lessons. Grammar is not one of them" was posted on X/Twitter by Boyd's Backyard™ on…

May 26, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter crushes are all fun and games until someone buys a plane ticket”

"Flirting on the internet: it's all fun and games until someone buys a plane ticket" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It's all fun and games until someone…

January 18, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter doesn’t ban hate speech. Twitter bans speech it hates”

"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,"…

April 24, 2024
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“Twitter has taught me a couple of things. First, there are some incredibly brilliant people in the world…”

"Social media has taught me two things. First, there are some incredibly brilliant people in the world. Second, they are vastly outnumbered" is a saying that has been printed on many…

April 24, 2024
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“Twitter has taught me a couple of things. First, there are some very intelligent people in the world…”

"Social media has taught me two things. First, there are some incredibly brilliant people in the world. Second, they are vastly outnumbered" is a saying that has been printed on many…

December 14, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is a great place to befriend people who you’d never let in your house”

On X/Twitter, people have conversations with other people who they normally wouldn't meet or allow in their homes. This was posted on X/Twitter by Marcmywords on October 24, 2024:…

September 10, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is a handy and constant reminder that socialists are disgusting people”

Many people believe that the social media company Twitter is socialist, and that it has banned free speech (especially conservative speech). English broadcaster and journalist posted this on…

February 20, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter 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…

March 21, 2026
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter 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 𝐊𝚎𝚟𝚜 ➐ on May 9, 2020, and this received…

March 21, 2026
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is a platform 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 𝐊𝚎𝚟𝚜 ➐ on May 9, 2020, and this received…

March 20, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is basically the gathering of lost souls”

Is X/Twitter a place for lost souls? "Blessed are the lost souls for theirs is the Kingdom of Twitter RT @evrythingmustgo: Twitter is the gathering of lost souls" was posted on X/Twitter…

December 1, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is basically the modern 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…

December 19, 2024
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“Twitter is basically the modern version 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…

May 28, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is boring AF until the unemployed people wake up around 11:30 and start their 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…

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