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March 9, 2018
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“Facebook becomes 100 times more entertaining when you have work to do”

People get distracted -- especially with social media -- when they have work to do. "Twitter becomes ten times more entertaining when you have work to do" was posted on Twitter on…

August 12, 2024
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“Facebook can teach you a lot of lessons. Grammar is not one of them”

Grammar and social media don't seem to go together well. "Twitter can teach you a lot of lessons. Grammar is not one of them" was posted on X/Twitter by Boyd's Backyard™ on…

May 26, 2023
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“Facebook crushes are all fun and games until someone buys a plane ticket”

"Flirting on the internet: it's all fun and games until someone buys a plane ticket" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It's all fun and games until someone…

January 18, 2023
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“Facebook doesn’t ban hate speech. Facebook bans speech it hates”

"They don’t ban hate speech. They ban speech they hate" is a saying that has been said in several forms. "They" is sometimes identified as "the left,"…

December 15, 2024
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“Facebook feels a lot like Group Therapy…only everyone is talking at once and no one wants to be cured”

Facebook is sometimes said to be like group therapy. "facebook walls are like group therapy.... everybody talk it out" was posted on Facebook by Isaiah Farrow on November 5, 2009.…

April 13, 2024
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“Facebook has taught me a couple of things. First, there are some incredibly brilliant people in the world…”

"Social media has taught me two things. First, there are some incredibly brilliant people in the world. Second, they are vastly outnumbered" is a saying that has been printed on many…

December 14, 2024
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“Facebook is a great place to befriend people who you’d never let in your house”

On X/Twitter, people have conversations with other people who they normally wouldn't meet or allow in their homes. This was posted on X/Twitter by Marcmywords on October 24, 2024:…

February 20, 2020
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“Facebook is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats”

"The internet is a lot like ancient Egypt. People write on walls and worship cats" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The internet is like ancient Egypt:…

March 21, 2026
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“Facebook is a place to confess our unsaid feelings”

Is social media a place to confess unsaid feelings? "twitter is a place to confess our unsaid feelings" was posted on X/Twitter by 𝐊𝚎𝚟𝚜 ➐ on May 9, 2020, and this received…

May 26, 2024
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“Facebook is boring AF until the unemployed people wake up around 11:30 and start their shit”

"Facebook is boring AF until the unemployed people wake up around 11:30 and start their shit" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Unemployed people wake up later and have…

July 8, 2020
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“Facebook is cool because you can say something to no one in particular and offend everyone”

"FaceBook is cool really, because you can say something to no one in particular, and offend EVERYONE! Pretty cool" was posted on Facebook by Angie Fox on June 25, 2020. "#SocialMedia…

November 2, 2025
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“Facebook is evidence that insane people can be extremely entertaining from a safe distance”

Social media has many insane people on it, and it can be entertaining to watch -- from a safe distance. "Twitter is evidence that insane people can be extremely entertaining from a safe…

June 4, 2026
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“Facebook is Iike the smoking area for social media”

Smoking areas are special places where people can feed an addiction. This has been compared to social media. "Twitter is like the smoking area of social media networks" was posted on…

January 6, 2024
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“Facebook is like a fridge…”

"Facebook is like a fridge..." is a saying that has been printed on many images. The wording that follows varies, with text such as "even when you know there's nothing new going…

December 15, 2024
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“Facebook is like group therapy where no one is getting better”

Facebook is sometimes said to be like group therapy. "facebook walls are like group therapy.... everybody talk it out" was posted on Facebook by Isaiah Farrow on November 5, 2009.…

December 14, 2024
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“Facebook is like group therapy, but no one heals”

Facebook is sometimes said to be like group therapy. "facebook walls are like group therapy.... everybody talk it out" was posted on Facebook by Isaiah Farrow on November 5, 2009.…

November 22, 2014
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“Facebook is like jail” (joke)

"Facebook is like a jail. You sit around, waste time, have a profile picture, write on walls and get poked by guys you don't really know" appeared on NUK3.com on December 17, 2009.…

February 12, 2026
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“Facebook is like talking to yourself in public and some random walking by agrees with you”

X/Twitter is a not-so-great social media place to post when a person has few followers, or is shadowbanned. It can be like talking to one's self in the mirror. "twitter is like talking to…

January 2, 2025
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“Facebook 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…

May 8, 2023
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“Facebook just removed one of my puns about rice cakes. They said it was tasteless”

Many people find rice cakes to be tasteless. "Facebook/Twitter removed my joke about rice cakes because they said it was tasteless" is a saying that has been printed on several images.…

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