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January 5, 2025
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“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…

June 29, 2013
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“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…

May 31, 2023
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“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…

March 2, 2018
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“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…

December 1, 2021
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“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…

December 1, 2021
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“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…

December 1, 2021
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“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…

March 7, 2017
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“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…

May 9, 2017
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“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…

April 10, 2024
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“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…

December 22, 2012
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“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…

January 18, 2018
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“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…

August 3, 2025
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“You know who really does give the best life advice, strangers on the internet”

Your best life advice probably doesn't come from complete strangers on the internet, but there are sarcastic comments that it does. "the best advice in life comes from strangers on the…

October 18, 2013
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“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."…

October 12, 2024
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“You only live once so make sure you spend 15 hours a day on the internet seeking validation from strangers”

"You only live once so make sure you spend 15 hours a day on the internet seeking validation from strangers" is a sarcastic saying that has been printed on many images. "You only…

June 1, 2023
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“You unsubscribed from our email list. Our unsubscribe donkey, Kevin, will begin his journey…”

Unsubscribing from an email list should not be difficult, but some lists don't want people to leave. A joke was posted on Twitter by Brad Frost on October 14, 2016: "You unsubscribed from…

June 2, 2023
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“You unsubscribed from our email list. Our unsubscribe donkey, Pepe, will begin his journey…”

Unsubscribing from an email list should not be difficult, but some lists don't want people to leave. A joke was posted on Twitter by Brad Frost on October 14, 2016: "You unsubscribed from…

July 17, 2023
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“Your cell phone has already replaced your camera, your calendar, your alarm clock…”

"Your cell phone has already replaced your watch, camera, calendar, and alarm clock. Don't let it replace your family" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Your…

June 4, 2017
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“Your cell phone has already replaced your camera, your watch, your calendar…”

"Your cell phone has already replaced your watch, camera, calendar, and alarm clock. Don't let it replace your family" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Your…

July 16, 2023
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“Your cell phone has already replaced your watch, camera, calendar, and alarm clock…”

"Your cell phone has already replaced your watch, camera, calendar, and alarm clock. Don't let it replace your family" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Your…

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