“What’s black and white and red all over?”/“An embarrassed zebra.”
“What’s black and white and read all over?”/"A newspaper" is a riddle cited in print since at least 1824. There are various different punchlines. Q: What's black and white and…
“What’s the biggest lie on the internet?”/“I have read and agree to the terms of use.”
There are many "big lies" that have been told over the internet. A popular joke is: Q: What's the biggest lie on the internet?A: I have read and agree to the terms of use. Few people…
“What’s the derivative of Amazon?”/“Amazon Prime.”
Amazon Prime is a paid subscription service offered by Amazon.com. It has nothing to do with prime numbers, but there have been several jokes. "What's the derivative of Amazon prime?…
“What’s the scoop?”
Newspapers began to have "scoops" (exclusive pieces of information) in the 1870s and 1880s. The question "What's the scoop?" -- "What's news?" or…
“When a computer overheats, it freezes”
"I find it ironic that when a computer overheats it 'freezes'" is a seemingly contradictory observation that was posted on Twitter on April 13, 2010. "Its funny how when a…
“When a hot person at work emails me I’m like this email could have been a meeting”
Many employees who are dragged into a meeting by a boss later lament that "this meeting could have been an email." Sometimes, however, people desire a meeting over an email, especially so…
“When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground” (proverb)
Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1901-1991), a Malian writer and ethnologist, is credited for saying before UNESCO in 1960: "En Afrique, quand un vieillard meurt, c’est une bibliothèque qui…
“When computers ask ‘Are you a robot?’ they might just be trying to find their family”
Computers often query users, "Are you a robot?" "When computers ask 'are you a robot' they might just be trying to find their family..." was posted on Reddit --…
“When doesn’t a telephone work underwater?”/“When it’s wringing wet.”
Cell phones often don't work when they get wet. A telephone riddle is: Q: When doesn't a telephone work underwater?A: When it's wringing wet. The…
“When I was a kid, my social network was called ‘outside’”
"When I was a kid, my social network was called 'outside'" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "back in the day, a social network was called a front…
“When I was a kid, there was no Internet. So people would walk miles to call me an asshole”
"When I was a kid, there was no Internet. Sometimes people would walk for miles to call me a/an asshole/bastard/bitch/cunt" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The internet…
“When I was a kid, there was no Internet. Sometimes people would walk miles to call me a bastard”
"When I was a kid, there was no Internet. Sometimes people would walk for miles to call me a/an asshole/bastard/bitch/cunt" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The internet…
“When I was a kid, there was no Internet. Sometimes people would walk miles to call me a bitch”
"When I was a kid, there was no Internet. Sometimes people would walk for miles to call me a/an asshole/bastard/bitch/cunt" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The internet…
“When I was a kid, there was no Internet. Sometimes people would walk miles to call me a cunt”
"When I was a kid, there was no Internet. Sometimes people would walk for miles to call me a/an asshole/bastard/bitch/cunt" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The internet…
“When seeing is believing, those who program what we see can influence what we believe”
"When seeing is believing, those who program what we see can influence what we believe" is a saying that has been printed on many images. An image was posted on Facebook on February 21,…
“When setting the dinner table, does your phone go to the left or right of the dinner plate?”
Where does a phone go when setting a dinner table? Some people insist a phone goes on the left, some insist it goes on the right, and others insist that phones do not belong on a dinner table.…
“When someone says, ‘You won’t believe what I saw on the news!’ Correct”
"When someone says, 'You won't believe what I saw on the news!' Correct" is a meme that has been printed on many images. That is, someone thinks that the news has something…
“When the CIA joined Twitter, their first tweet said, ‘We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet’”
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) joined Twitter in 2014. "We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet" was posted on X/Twitter by CIA on June 6, 2014. "When the…
“When the computer asks ‘Are you a robot?’ maybe he’s just looking for his family”
Computers often query users, "Are you a robot?" "When computers ask 'are you a robot' they might just be trying to find their family..." was posted on Reddit --…
“When the media controls the information you see, they control what you believe…”
A media quotation was posted on Facebook by Motivational, Successful and Inspirational Pictures and Quotes on February 21, 2021, and is of unknown authorship: "When the media controls the…