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August 5, 2023
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“I overshare on social media to make up for never talking to anyone in real life”

"I overshare on social media to make up for never talking to anyone in real life" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "I overshare on social media to make up for…

December 12, 2022
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“I put Jesus on my background pic and now my phone never dies. Yup, he’s 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…

March 6, 2019
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“I put my phone on airplane mode. Now it won’t stop calling me Shirley”

The comedy movie Airplane! (1980) has this classic joke: Striker: Surely you can't be serious?Rumack: I am serious. And don't call me Shirley. A joke on the term "airplane mode"…

March 22, 2020
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“I ran out of toilet paper, so have begun using old newspapers… The Times are rough”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in toilet paper shortages -- and jokes. This was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on March 18, 2020: "I ran out of toilet paper, so have begun using old…

January 2, 2026
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“I realized the other day millennials use lol the same way operators would use stop in morse code and now I can’t unsee it”

Millennials often add "lol" (for "laugh out loud") at the end of a text message, and people have noticed that it's like the word "STOP" in an old-time telegram.…

March 10, 2023
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“I refuse to bookmark a website…” (joke)

A joke about bookmarks on the internet was posted on Twitter by Andrew Nadeau on March 7, 2022, and received over 114,200 likes: "I refuse to bookmark a website. I will simply use the far more…

July 4, 2019
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“I saw a movie on databases today. Can’t wait for the SQL”

"SQL" (Structured Query Language) can sound like "sequel." "That was almost as good as the database movie, Skye. I can't wait for the Sql" was posted on Twitter…

May 19, 2021
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“I say please and thank you Siri, that way when machines take over the world she will spare me”

Some people say "please" and "thank you" even to a virtual assistant such as Siri or Amazon Alexa. The reason? "Nah, just practicing for when the machines take over? RT…

November 10, 2024
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“I spread missing information”

"I spread missing information" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is a twist of "spread misinformation." "Just saw a tee shirt, it said : I SPREAD…

August 3, 2024
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“I steal memes all day, so if you judge me by my memes 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 8, 2020
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“I still have a landline, or as I like to call it, ‘a cell phone finder’”

Many people still have landlines just to call their cell phones when they lose them in the house. "I still have a landline, or as I like to call it, 'a cell phone finder'" is a…

April 6, 2018
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“I stumbled across a website for clumsy people”

"They should make a social media website for clumsy people named Stumblr" was posted on Twitter on February 4, 2012. "A website for clumsy people: stumblr" was posted on Twitter…

January 17, 2017
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“I submitted 10 puns to a newspaper contest hoping one would win, but no pun in ten did”

A classic pun has a man submitting 10 puns to a local newspaper's pun contest. He hoped that one would win, but no pun in ten did (no pun intended). A version of the pun has been cited in…

February 16, 2018
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“I think my smartphone is broken. I pressed the home button, but I’m still at work”

"I think my iPhone is broken. I pressed the home button and I'm still at work" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. "I keep pushing the 'home'…

May 5, 2025
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“I think someone needs to sage the internet. The whole fucking place”

"I think someone needs to sage the internet. The whole fucking place" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on X/Twitter by Kalen Dion on February 27,…

July 3, 2017
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“I think that a butt-dial is a polite form of booty-call”

"Butt dial" and "booty call" are not the same thing, but the terms have been combined on several images. "If you butt dial someone is that considered a booty call?"…

May 20, 2022
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“I think, therefore I am censored”

"I think, therefore I am censored" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is a parody of the philosophical proposition by René Descartes (1596-1650), "I think,…

March 27, 2018
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“I thought I had found the perfect website to help me with my fear of flying—until it crashed”

A joke about websites and the meaning of "crashing" was posted on Twitter by sickipediabot on February 11, 2011: "I thought I'd found the perfect website to help me overcome my…

January 30, 2025
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“I tried following my dreams, but they blocked me”

"Follow your dreams" is a common saying that has been printed on many images. It usually doesn't refer to a follow on social media, but there are jokes. "I wanted to follow my…

July 21, 2024
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“I tried memeing less, but it made my day memeingless”

"I tried memeing less, but it made my day(s) memeingless" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Memeingless" is like "meaningless." "I tried memeing…

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