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September 28, 2022
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“Your meme has just entered the meme relocation program”

"Your meme has just entered the meme relocation program" is a saying that has been printed on several images. That is, the "relocation" means that the very effective meme is…

January 16, 2026
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“British people be like ‘YouChoob’”

People in some countries, such as the United Kingdom, pronounce "YouTube" like "YouChoob" or "YouChube." "YouChoob" was printed in the San Francisco (CA)…

October 21, 2024
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“Don’t argue with people on Facebook. Every classroom had a kid that ate paste. That’s probably who you’re arguing with”

"Don't argue with people on social media. Every classroom had a kid that ate paste. That's probably who you're arguing with" is a saying that has been printed on many…

October 21, 2024
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“Don’t argue with people on Twitter. Every classroom had a kid that ate paste. That’s probably who you’re arguing with”

"Don't argue with people on social media. Every classroom had a kid that ate paste. That's probably who you're arguing with" is a saying that has been printed on many…

October 21, 2024
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“Don’t argue with people on X. Every classroom had a kid that ate paste. That’s probably who you’re arguing with”

"Don't argue with people on social media. Every classroom had a kid that ate paste. That's probably who you're arguing with" is a saying that has been printed on many…

February 17, 2025
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“Her: You’re the coolest guy on Facebook. Me: Thanks mom.”

People usually want fans on social media. Guys often really want female fans, but not one's mother. "Her: You're the coolest guy on twitter. Me: Thanks mom" was posted on…

February 17, 2025
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“Her: You’re the coolest guy on social media. Me: Thanks mom.”

People usually want fans on social media. Guys often really want female fans, but not one's mother. "Her: You're the coolest guy on twitter. Me: Thanks mom" was posted on…

August 4, 2024
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“I steal statuses all day, so if you judge me by my Facebook you judging the wrong person, shit I just stole this”

"I steal memes all day, so if you judge me by my memes you judging the wrong person, shit I just stole this" is a stolen meme joke that has been printed on several images. The joke is…

August 3, 2024
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“I steal tweets all day, so if you judge me by my tweets you judging the wrong person, shit I just stole this”

"I steal memes all day, so if you judge me by my memes you judging the wrong person, shit I just stole this" is a stolen meme joke that has been printed on several images. The joke is…

January 19, 2025
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“If I haven’t offended you yet…. Look through my timeline. That shit is in there somewhere”

"If I haven't offended you yet.... Look through my timeline.... that shit in there somewhere.... #stolenquote #Truth" was posted on Facebook by Daniel Chavez on November 18, 2015.…

January 2, 2025
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“Social media 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…

August 7, 2024
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“The first million people to send me $1.00 will get a copy of my guide on how to become a millionaire using social media”

"The first million people to send me $1.00 will get a copy of my guide on how to become a millionaire using Facebook" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The…

August 7, 2024
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“The first million people to send me $1.00 will get a copy of my guide on how to become a millionaire using the internet”

"The first million people to send me $1.00 will get a copy of my guide on how to become a millionaire using Facebook" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The…

August 8, 2024
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“The first million people to send me $1.00 will get a copy of my guide on how to become a millionaire using Twitter”

"The first million people to send me $1.00 will get a copy of my guide on how to become a millionaire using Facebook" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The…

January 12, 2025
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“Typos is the Greek god of spelling mistakes”

"Typo" is short for "typographical mistake." The Greek word "typos" means "impression." This is not the name of a Greek god of spelling errors/mistakes, but…

December 5, 2024
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“Whoever said ‘Staying at home saves you money’ has clearly never heard of online shopping”

Staying home used to save money, but now there is online shopping. "everyone always says staying at home saves you money but me? I’m going to online shop 🤦🏾‍♀️" was posted…

April 5, 2012
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Absolutely Pathetic (Associated Press or AP nickname)

The Associated Press (AP) is a news agency founded in 1846 and headquartered in New York City. The derogatory AP nickname of "Absolutely Pathetic" has been cited in print since at least…

March 23, 2012
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Administration’s Press (Associated Press or AP nickname)

The Associated Press (AP) is a news agency founded in 1846 and headquartered in New York City. The derogatory nickname of the "Administration's Press" has been cited in print since…

March 25, 2011
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Al-Reuters or Al Reutzeera (Reuters nickname)

Reuters is an international news agency heaquartered in London. Some Reuters critics have claimed that the news organization has an anti-Western and pro-Muslim bias. This criticism intensified in…

March 12, 2018
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Alphabet City (Google/Alphabet Inc. in Chelsea)

"Alphabet City" usually refers to the East Village of Manhattan neighborhood containing Avenues A, B, C and D. In 2017 and 2018, Google/Alphabet Inc. began buying up propertied in the…

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