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February 18, 2015
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Where’s the best place to hide a dead body?”/“Google’s second page of search results”

"What's the best place to hide a dead body?" The jocular answer is the second page of Google search results, because nobody ever goes there. "Am I the only one who realises you…

April 30, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Which account is the most blocked on Twitter?”/“The National Constipation Society.”

When people are "blocked" (on social media such as Twitter), this has nothing to do with constipation, but there are jokes. "Can someone tell me what the National Constipation…

June 16, 2019
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Which way did the programmer go?”/“He went data way!”

A riddle has been printed on many images: Q: Which way did the programmer go?A: He went data way. A version of the joke was printed in Boys' Life magazine in May 1975. Google BooksMay 1975,…

November 30, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Who currently provides your internet?”/“My next-door neighbor.”

An internet joke was posted on Twitter by sickipediebot on August 20, 2013: A salesman knocked on my door today."Who currently provides your Internet?" he asked.I said, "My next door…

April 4, 2025
Buildings/Housing/ParksMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Who do I ring in Google earth to tell them I got my front railings painted and I weeded, and they need to send the car back around?”

Google sends vehicles on streets to capture street views, but it doesn't tell homeowners when the Google vehicle is taking pictures. This was posted on X/Twitter by Sinead Ryan (@SineadRyan)…

May 2, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Who named them ‘drunk texts’ and not ‘remorse code’?”

Entry in progress -- BP X/Twitter Manny @MannyMind Who called them drunk texts? It should have been called remorse code. 1:23 PM · Oct 24, 2016 X/Twitter Steven Gallisdorfer @slg1956 Who called…

May 9, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Who needs television when you have so much drama on Facebook?”

"Who needs television when you have so much drama on Facebook?" is a jocular Facebook saying that has been printed on images. "waaaah so much drama on facebook. i really dont know…

March 4, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Who needs therapy when you can shitpost on X/Twitter?”

Who needs expensive therapy when you can shitpost on social media for free? "who needs therapy when you can shitpost ab being depressed on tumblr" was posted on X/Twitter by woefully…

May 24, 2016
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Who says a good newspaper has to be dull?” (NY Herald Tribune slogan)

"Who says a good newspaper has to be dull?" was the famous 1960s ad campaign for the New York (NY) Herald Tribune that attempted to take readership from the rival New York (NY) Times.…

April 24, 2016
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Who’s the patron saint of email?”/“St. Francis of a CC.”

A popular email joke about the term "cc" (carbon copy) is: Q: Who's the patron saint of email?A: Francis of a CC. Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) never sent an email, of course.…

February 4, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetRadio/Television

“Whoever said ‘You can’t make this stuff up!’ obviously never worked CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR or the Washington Post”

"Whoever said 'you can’t make this stuff up!' obviously never worked CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR or the Washington Post" -- the New York TImes is sometimes added to the end…

November 29, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Whoever said technology would replace all paper hasn’t tried wiping their behind with an iPad”

"Whoever said technology would replace all paper hasn’t tried wiping their ass/behind with an iPad" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Whoever said technology will…

May 27, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Why are computers always hungry?”/“Because they can only eat microchips.”

There have been many puns about computers, bytes and (micro)chips. One riddle was printed in a 1990 newspaper: Q: What did the hungry computer eat at snacktime?A: Chips, one byte at a time. Another…

June 15, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Why are dick pics not called junk mail?”

"Junk mail" usually has nothing to do with "junk" (sexual slang), but there are jokes. "Speaking of Brett Favre, I think it's time we start calling texted dick pics…

May 27, 2025
Food/DrinkMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Why are they called food critics and not ingestigative journalists?”

"Who decided to call it Food Critic and not Ingestigative Journalist?" was posted on X/Twitter by @viktorklang.com on June 10, 2017. "Why are they called food critics and not…

February 20, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Why can’t cats work on the computer? They get too distracted chasing the mouse around”

A computer "mouse" riddle has been printed on images: Q: Why can't cats work on the computer? A: They get too distracted chasing the mouse around. The joke was posted on Twitter on…

April 3, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Why can’t elephants use computers?”/“Because they’re scared of the mouse.”

"Elephants are scare of mice" is a popular belief. This is used in several riddles (with slight variations) about a computer "mouse." "Why couldnt the elephant use the…

May 9, 2019
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Why can’t you get cell phone service when you’re naked? No shirt, no shoes, no service”

Many restaurants have "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service" signs. "Good thing your phone company doesn't have one of those 'no shirt no shoes no service' signs" was…

April 3, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Why couldn’t the elephant use the computer?”/“He was afraid of the mouse.”

"Elephants are scare of mice" is a popular belief. This is used in several riddles (with slight variations) about a computer "mouse." "Why couldnt the elephant use the…

February 28, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Why did Karen press Ctrl+Alt+Del?”/“She wanted to see the task manager.”

People often want to see a manager, but a "task manager" is not a person. A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on December 25, 2019: Q: Why did Karen press Ctrl+Alt+Del?A: She wanted to…

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