“Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy”
A popular pun about cartoonists (from a hypothetical newspaper headline) is: "Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy." The joke was on the website Pun of the Day and posted on…
“Catch and kill” (buying and burying a news story)
"Catch and kill" is the process that a tabloid newspaper buys and then buries a news story. The newspaper pays for the exclusive rights to the story, and then decides not to publish it --…
“Cats spend two-thirds of their lives sleeping, and the other third making viral videos”
The internet is not all cat videos, although it may sometimes seem like it is. "Cats spend two-thirds of their lives sleeping, and the other third making viral videos" is a jocular…
“Cats would be even more stuck up if they knew how much the internet loves them”
There are many cat videos on the internet. "'I wish cats knew how much the Internet loves them.' So true..." was posted on Twitter on October 19, 2012. "Cats would be even…
“Cell phones keep getting thinner and smarter…people the opposite”
"Cell phones these days keep getting thinner and smarter...people the opposite is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Phones keep getting thinner and smarter…
“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance”
"Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American author Laurie Halse Anderson wrote in Speak (1999):…
“Censorship is the child of fear, the father of ignorance, desperate weapon of fascists everywhere”
"Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American author Laurie Halse Anderson wrote in Speak (1999):…
“Censorship is the tool used when lies lose their power”
"Censorship is the tool used when the lie loses its power" is a saying that has been printed in many images. "Censorship is the tool used when the lie loses its power" was…
“Censorship is the tool used when the lie loses its power”
"Censorship is the tool used when the lie loses its power" is a saying that has been printed in many images. "Censorship is the tool used when the lie loses its power" was…
“Check a story, lose a story”
"Check a story, lose a story" is an old saying in the gossip column business. The saying has been credit to Hollywood gossip columnists Hedda Hopper (1885-1966) and Louella Parsons…
“Checking Facebook is like checking your underwear after a fart. There’s most likely nothing new…”
"Checking Facebook is like checking your underwear after a fart. There's most likely nothing new and if there is, it's probably shit" is a Facebook joke that has been printed on…
“Checking social media at work is our generation’s smoke break”
Workers in the 1950s took smoke breaks. Workers in the 21st century take breaks for other reasons, frequently associated with social media. "I have decided that the Internet is this…
“Checking your phone when someone pulls out their phone is the yawn of our generation”
"Checking your phone when someone pulls out their phone is the yawn of our generation" is a saying that was posted on Twitter by Drew Schnoebelen on February 20, 2012. The phone saying…
“Checkmarks imply the existence of checkmatthews, checklukes and checkjohns”
The term "checkmark" has nothing to do with the Gospel of Mark (one of four New Testament gospels, along with Matthew, Luke and John), but there are jokes. Twitter has a blue checkmark.…
“Co-Vid would be a much better name for Zoom”
COVID-19 (coronavirus) was declared a pandemic in March 2020, and many businesses and schools switched to remote meetings using Zoom. "Time for #zoom to change their name to Co-Vid?" was…
“Coffee Grindr—dating app for gay baristas”
Grindr is an online dating application for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. "Coffee grindr" is a frequent joke. "Coffee Grindr: a phone app used to invite strangers back to yours…
“Computer: An electronic time-saving device that is commonly used for time-wasting activities”
A jocular definition of "computer" has been printed on an image: "Computer: An electronic time-saving device that is commonly used for time-wasting activities." "Computer…
“Conjunctivitis.com—that’s a site for sore eyes”
A "(web)site for sore eyes" is a pun on the expression of a "sight for sore eyes." English comedian Tim Vine has been credited with this joke since at least 2009:…
“Contrary to popular belief, the Pulitzer Prize isn’t the highest award in journalism. It is being killed by the CIA”
"Contrary to popular belief, the Pulitzer Prize isn't the highest award in journalism. It is being killed by the CIA" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the…
“Coronavirus porn is going viral on PornHub. What a bunch of sick fucks”
Pornhub is a Canadian-owned internet pornography website. A joke is that the website is for "sick fucks" -- the word "sick" meaning "twisted" or…