“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 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…
“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…
“Y’all keep me in your thoughts today. Nothing’s wrong, I just want attention”
A jocular social media announcement was posted on X/Twitter by Lauren Chanel on March 10, 2021, and this received over 43,000 likes: "y’all keep me in your thoughts today. nothing’s wrong…
“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…
“You can’t fix stupid, but you can watch it in action on Twitter 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 take something off the Internet, It’s like taking pee out of a pool”
It's often said that you can't take something off the internet. A memorable line was said in the American television sitcom NewsRadio, on the episode "Physical Graffiti" that…
“You don’t have to like me. I’m not a Facebook status”
"You don't have to like me. I'm not a Facebook status" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "I WISH i could be a status, so you could LIKE…
“You don’t hate journalists enough. You think you do, but you don’t”
Many people don't trust the media. "You don’t hate journalists enough. You think you do but you don’t" was posted on X/Twitter by Auron MacIntyre on October 10, 2022. "No…
“You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war” (Spanish-American War)
Entry in progress -- B.P. William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951)Frederic Remington (1861-1909) Wikipedia: Yellow journalismSpanish-American WarPulitzer and Hearst are often adduced as the cause of the…
“You know it’s time to clean your screen when you start confusing dirt with punctuation”
Specs of dirt on a computer screen can be mistaken for periods and commas. "Keeping a clean desk space is vital, otherwise you try to correct punctuation that in fact turns out to be a speck…
“You must have a great camera” (photography joke)
A popular photography joke has a photographer invited to a dinner, where he shows some photographs. "I love these photographs!" the host says. "You must have a great camera."…