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December 19, 2024
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“Twitter is like talking to yourself in a mirror of a public restroom and all the toilets are full”

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…

February 12, 2026
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is like talking to yourself in public and some random walking by agrees with you”

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…

June 3, 2026
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter 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…

January 4, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is like waking up in a mental asylum, you have no idea you are committed until you try to leave”

"Twitter is like waking up in a mental asylum, you have no idea you are committed until you try to leave" was posted on X/Twitter by HuMMingBird on May 21, 2016, and this received over…

September 21, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is my morning newspaper”

Many people check the social media service Twitter in the morning. "Twitter is like my morning newspaper" was posted on Twitter by Matt Johnson on December 16, 2008. "RT…

September 15, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is perfect for extroverted introverts. I want to be social & have lots of friends, but…”

A statement about the social media service Twitter was posted on Twitter by Leslie Brooks on March 8, 2014: "Twitter is perfect for extroverted introverts. I want to be social & have lots…

April 15, 2026
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is the CB radio of the internet”

CB radio (citizens band radio) was a popular form of communication in the 1970s, and a forerunner to social media like Twitter in the 2000s. "RT @BusyDadBlog: I just realized that twitter is…

March 20, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is 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…

April 24, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter is the name it was born with. X is its stripper name”

"Twitter" (an American microblogging and social networking service) rebranded as "X" in 2023, but many people still call it Twitter. "Gm welcome to hell aka Twitter aka X…

December 19, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter 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…

December 11, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter isn’t an app. It’s a lifestyle”

Twitter has affected many lives. "Twitter isn't (just) an app, it's a lifestyle" is a saying. "'@JadeGooch19: Twitter isn't an app. It's a lifestyle.'…

December 11, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter isn’t just an app, it’s a lifestyle”

Twitter has affected many lives. "Twitter isn't (just) an app, it's a lifestyle" is a saying. "'@JadeGooch19: Twitter isn't an app. It's a lifestyle.'…

May 6, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter just removed one of my puns about rice cakes. They said it was tasteless”

Many people find rice cakes to be tasteless. "Facebook/Twitter removed my joke about rice cakes because they said it was tasteless" is a saying that has been printed on several images.…

March 5, 2011
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter makes you love people you’ve never met; Facebook makes you hate people you actually know”

"Twitter makes me like people I've never met and Facebook makes me hate people I know in real life" was tweeted by Shayla Maddow on October 13, 2010. A cartoon appeared in The Next…

May 6, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter removed my joke about rice cakes because they said it was tasteless”

Many people find rice cakes to be tasteless. "Facebook/Twitter removed my joke about rice cakes because they said it was tasteless" is a saying that has been printed on several images.…

February 11, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter should have a ‘funny mode’ where you only see funny posts”

Many people want to see humor on social media, and not political arguments. "I wish there was a way to only see funny tweets" was posted on X/Twitter by You on May 12, 2018. "I wish…

May 20, 2024
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter the only place where well articulated sentences still get misinterpreted. You can say ‘I like pancakes’...”

A social media meme is where one person says, "I like X," and another replies, "So why do you hate Y?" Colee Bravo (@BravoCoolee), an account no longer on X/Twitter, stated the…

December 18, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Twitter: Where people come to argue with jokes”

"Twitter: where people come to argue with jokes, jump to conclusions and completely miss the fucking point" was posted on Twitter by English comedian, actor, director and writer Ricky…

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

“Typing in your email address on the TV is a different type of irritation”

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…

January 12, 2025
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“Typos is the Greek god of spelling errors”

"Typo" is short for "typographical mistake." The Greek word "typos" means "impression." This is not the name of a Greek god of spelling errors/mistakes, but…

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