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June 7, 2025
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“I get them online. I’ll send you a link.”/“Oh, well, at home, I smoke sausages. I’ll send you a link.”

Internet links and sausage links aren't the same links, but there are jokes. "I get them online. I'll send you a link."/"Oh, well, at home, I smoke sausages. I'll send…

April 15, 2019
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“I Googled the phrase ‘missing medieval servant.’ It came back with ‘Page not found’”

"Courtesy of @themiltonjones live tonight in St Albans: don't try googling 'lost medieval servant boy.' You'll get 'page not found'" was posted on Twitter by…

May 9, 2017
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“I had a dream to read other people’s minds. Then I joined Facebook”

"I used to wonder what it’d be like to read other people’s minds. Then I got a Facebook account, and I’m over it" is a jocular Facebook saying that has been printed on many images.…

January 10, 2026
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“I had a real job trying to open a bottle of Ketchup so went on the internet for some ‘open source’ information”

"Open source" information won't necessarily tell you how to open a bottle of ketchup, but there are jokes. This was posted on X/Twitter (and also on Facebook and Bluesky at about the…

May 20, 2017
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“I had a really funny joke, but autocorrect ruined the lunchtime”

A joke about autocorrection is: "I had a really funny joke, but autocorrect ruined the lunchtime." "Punchline" was changed to "lunchtime." The joke was posted on…

July 1, 2017
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“I hate flash mobs. One once kicked my door down and forced me to update my Adobe”

Does Adobe Flash have flash mobs associated with it? A joke was posted on Twitter on January 31, 2013: "I hate flash mobs. One mob actually busted my door down and forced me to update my…

May 6, 2018
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“I hate the new Windows 10 update. It puts me on Edge”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Microsoft EdgeMicrosoft Edge (codename "Spartan") is a web browser developed by Microsoft and included in Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile and Xbox One,…

January 11, 2020
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“I hate when I don’t forward a chain letter, and then I die the next day”

If you don't forward a chain letter (or email), it supposedly has a dire consequence. "I hate when I don't forward a chain letter, and then I die the next day" is a jocular…

August 17, 2017
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“I hate when people don’t watch where I’m going when I’m walking and texting”

People often walk while texting, but don't pay attention to where they're walking. "I hate when people don't watch where I'm going when I'm walking and I'm…

June 9, 2022
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“I hate when people text me GM. General Motors to you, too”

"GM" can mean "Good Morning," but it can also mean "General Motors." "General Motors to you too! ;)" was posted on Twitter by Vimoh ⚡ on December 1, 2008.…

August 17, 2017
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“I hate when you get hit by a car while walking down the street and texting and the car is parked”

People often walk while texting, but don't pay attention to where they're walking. Joel‏@joeljeffrey posted on Twitter on August 4, 2017: "I hate when you get hit by a car while…

August 8, 2020
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“I hate when you make a typo in your post and the whole thing is urined”

"Ruined" is just one typo away from "urined." "Typos are funny. Swap two letters and the whole thing is urined" was posted on Twitter by Senuri on July 13, 2015.…

June 25, 2020
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“I have a love hat relationship with autocorrect”

"I have a love hat relationship with auto-correct...." -- a pun on "love-hate relationship" -- was posted on Twitter by John Daugherty on August 7, 2011. "I have a love hat…

June 15, 2017
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“I have a smart phone with a dumb battery”

"I have a smart phone with a dumb battery" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "Smart phone has a dumb battery" was posted on Twitter on April 17,…

May 31, 2025
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“I have been pressing ‘remind me tomorrow’ on my computer update for 7 years now”

X/Twitter olivia @oliviuuuuhh have clicked ‘remind me tomorrow’ every day for 8 years on computer update notification cause it’s part of my nighttime routine now 9:13 PM · Sep 12, 2022 ,a…

April 24, 2025
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“I have to plug my mobile phone into the charger so much throughout the day, that I basically have a landline again”

"I have to plug my phone into the charger so much throughout the day that I basically have a landline again" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I have to plug my…

February 1, 2020
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“I have to plug my phone into the charger so much I basically have a landline again”

"I have to plug my phone into the charger so much throughout the day that I basically have a landline again" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I have to plug my…

December 22, 2024
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“I haven’t been able to enjoy Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus or Snoopy since my PEANUTS allergy”

Peanuts is a syndicated comic strip that was published from 1950 to 2000. Some Peanuts television holiday specials featured the Charlie Brown and Snoopy characters. Peanuts has nothing to do with a…

July 21, 2021
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“I hear proofreading is being abolished. Is nothing scared?”

"I hear proofreading is being abolished. Is nothing scared?" -- "sacred" is purposely misspelled -- is a joke that has been printed on many images. "I hear proofreading is…

July 15, 2017
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“I hope the guy who invented Autocorrect burns in hello!”

Autocorrect often makes mistakes. "Burn in hello auto correct!" was posted on Twitter on September 19, 2010. "I hope the inventor of auto-correct barns in hello" was posted on…

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