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August 8, 2022
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“I like my citations like I like my hot dogs: Chicago style”

The Chicago Manual of Style and a Chicago-style pizza (or a Chicago-style hot dog) are two very different things, but there are jokes. "Chicago style - how I like my pizza...and my…

August 8, 2022
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“I like my citations like I like my pizza: Chicago style”

The Chicago Manual of Style and a Chicago-style pizza (or a Chicago-style hot dog) are two very different things, but there are jokes. "Chicago style - how I like my pizza...and my…

January 23, 2022
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“I like my men like I like my passwords. Same one for the past 20 years”

"I like my women like I like my coffee" is a meme that has been used on many images. "A Negro comedian pulled this one: 'I like my coffee strong and black -- the same way I like…

January 23, 2022
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“I like my men like I like my passwords. Strong, long and forgettable”

"I like my women like I like my coffee" is a meme that has been used on many images. "A Negro comedian pulled this one: 'I like my coffee strong and black -- the same way I like…

January 29, 2017
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“I like my women how I like my laptop. On my lap, turned on and virus free”

"I like my women like I like my coffee" is a meme that has been used on many images. "A Negro comedian pulled this one: 'I like my coffee strong and black -- the same way I like…

January 23, 2022
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“I like my women like I like my passwords. Same one for the past 20 years”

"I like my women like I like my coffee" is a meme that has been used on many images. "A Negro comedian pulled this one: 'I like my coffee strong and black -- the same way I like…

January 23, 2022
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“I like my women like I like my passwords. Short and insecure”

"I like my women like I like my coffee" is a meme that has been used on many images. "A Negro comedian pulled this one: 'I like my coffee strong and black -- the same way I like…

January 23, 2022
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“I like my women like I like my passwords. Strong, unique, secure and randomly generated”

"I like my women like I like my coffee" is a meme that has been used on many images. "A Negro comedian pulled this one: 'I like my coffee strong and black -- the same way I like…

January 6, 2024
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“I love how we call it ‘social media’ when 75% of us are either alone in our homes or on the toilet”

"I love how we call it social media when 75% of us are either alone at home or on the toilet" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I love how we call it 'social…

January 5, 2024
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“I love how we call it social media when 75% of us are either alone at home or on the toilet”

"I love how we call it social media when 75% of us are either alone at home or on the toilet" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I love how we call it 'social…

September 9, 2017
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“I love my computer because my friends live in it”

"I love my computer because my friends live in it" is a computer saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on February 17, 2008. TwitterJohn Krutsch‏…

February 8, 2023
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“I love social media. Back in my day, I had to insult people one at a time”

"I love social media. Back in my day, I had to insult people one at a time" is a saying that has been printed on several images (showing an aging Clint Eastwood). "ahh before social…

December 12, 2022
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“I made it so Jesus comes up on my laptop if I leave it alone for 5 minutes. He is my screen savior”

A "screensaver" should not be confused with a "screen savior," but there are jokes. The "screen savior" pun has been printed on many images. "Jesus is my screen…

December 2, 2017
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“I met my wife on the net. We were bad trapeze artists”

The internet is often called simply "the net." A joke by Milton Jones was posted on Twitter on August 14, 2012: "My parents met on the net. They were both rubbish trapeze…

September 21, 2021
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“I met my wife on Tinder. That was awkward”

Tinder is an American online dating website. "I met my wife on Tinder" could mean success -- the person's Tinder date resulted in a marriage. However, the line is used as a joke,…

October 3, 2026
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“I need somebody to care about me the way Gmail cares when I log in from a new device”

Many online services alert: “Someone has signed into your account!” Often, it’s just the user signing on from a different device. "Find someone who cares about you as much as gmail cares…

March 6, 2025
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“I never understood why people follow you on social media but don’t like you in real life”

"if you don’t like me there should be no reason why you have me on social media" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Facebook by Dionna Dionna on…

February 22, 2018
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“I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now change your Facebook status”

"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now change your Facebook status" -- a joke illustrating the importance of social media -- has been printed on several images. The usual…

October 13, 2025
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“I only trust one thing in the newspaper these days: Fish & Chips. And even that I take with a big pinch of salt”

Fish and chips in the United Kingdom used to be served wrapped in a newspaper page, although this practice has mostly ended. The fish and chips were literally "in" a newspaper, but were…

March 23, 2018
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“I ordered tennis balls on the internet, but the site crashed. Must be problems with the server”

Websites often have a problem with a "server," providing the basis of tennis puns. "Just tried to get on the British Tennis Association's website but they're having…

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