“If your mother says she loves you, check it out”
"If your mother says she loves you, check it out" is a newspaper adage, cautioning reporters to always check the facts. The saying (cited in print since at least 1974) became a slogan of…
“If your phone battery lasts all day, it’s because nobody likes you”
"If your phone battery lasts all day, it's because nobody likes you" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. That is, no one is calling you. "If your phone…
“Imagine the phone company canceling your service because they didn’t like…”
""Imagine the phone company canceling your service because they didn’t like what you and your friends talked about. That's Twitter and Facebook today" is a censorship saying…
“In journalism, the pay might be low and the hours long, but at least everyone hates you”
There's a "joke" in journalism that the pay is low and the hours are long -- but at least everyone hates you. The saying has been printed on several images. "Though I learned a…
“In most cases, cell phones won’t crack when you drop them”
"In most cases, cell phones won't crack when you drop them" is a joke that was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on May 31, 2019. "In most cases" doesn't mean "in…
“In Russia, they call it Nyetflix” (nyet + Netflix)
The entertainment service Netflix is sometimes said to have a Russian counterpart -- Nyetflix (nyet + Netflix). "Nyet" is Russian for "no," so the name means "no…
“In the 1980s I fell off my bike and hurt my knee. I’m telling you this now because we didn’t have social media back then”
"In the 1980s I fell off my bike and hurt my knee. I'm telling you this now because we didn't have social media back then" ia an internet saying that has been printed on many…
“In the 70’s I was riding my bike and fell off and hurt my knee. I’m telling you this now because we didn’t have social media back then”
"In the 1980s I fell off my bike and hurt my knee. I'm telling you this now because we didn't have social media back then" ia an internet saying that has been printed on many…
“In the 90’s, computers would scream every time you went online. That was foreshadowing”
"In the 90’s, computers would scream every time you went online. That was foreshadowing" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on X/Twitter by soul…
“Information is power, but like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves”
"Information is power" is a saying that has been cited in print to at least 1902. Internet activist Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) wrote a Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto in July 2008 that…
“Instagram be mad boring until the unemployed people wake up around 11:30 and start they 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…
“Instagram 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…
“Instagram is down. Just describe your lunch to me”
Many people take pictures of what they're eating and post it on Instagram. "Instagram is down. Just describe your lunch to me" is a jocular Instagram saying that has been printed on…
“Instagram is just scrapbooking for millennials”
Instagram is frequently compared to scrapbooking. "RT @HaileyEmory2012RT @FatChickStalker: INSTAGRAM IS LIKE ONLINE SCRAPBOOKING FOR GAY BUTT HIPSTERS" was posted on Twitter by Scrapbook…
“Instagram is just Twitter for people who go outside”
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterRobert Mandelberg@StreambankMedia#Instagram is just #Twitter for people who go outside. ~ Josh Gondelman11:30 AM - 20 Jul 2018
“Instagram 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…
“Instagram is Twitter for people who can’t read”
"Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Instagram is twitter for people who can't read" was posted on…
“Instagram would’ve been a great name for a cocaine delivery service”
Instagram is an online photo-sharing, video-sharing and social networking service that was founded in October 2010. There immediately was a popular joke about the name. "Instagram? Sounds like…
“Instead of saying ‘real life,’ we should just call it ‘offline’”
Is real life something other than on the internet? A one-liner was posted by "blank" on Twitter on September 25, 2011: "Instead of saying 'real life' we should just call it…
“Internet flirting is 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…