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August 21, 2013
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you sleep with the elephants, you can’t cover the circus” (journalism adage)

"If you sleep with the elephants, you can't cover the circus" has developed into a newspaper adage. In 1977, it was discovered that New York (NY) Times writer Laura Foreman had been…

March 21, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you take a social media sabbatical, don’t announce it. Just make your last post something fun…”

Should a last post before a social media sabbatical leave some intrigue? "If you take a twitter sabbatical, don’t announce it. Just make your last tweet something fun like 'I wonder if…

March 21, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you take a Twitter sabbatical, don’t announce it. Just make your last tweet something fun…”

Should a last post before a social media sabbatical leave some intrigue? "If you take a twitter sabbatical, don’t announce it. Just make your last tweet something fun like 'I wonder if…

July 1, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you think my posts are ridiculous, you should see my life choices”

"If you think (some of) my posts are ridiculous, you should see (some of) my life choices" is a social media saying that has been printed on many images. "if you think my posts are…

July 1, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you think my posts are ridiculous, you should see some of my life choices”

"If you think (some of) my posts are ridiculous, you should see (some of) my life choices" is a social media saying that has been printed on many images. "if you think my posts are…

June 21, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you think my tweets are ridiculous, you should see my life choices”

"If you think (some of) my tweets are ridiculous, you should see (some of) my life choices" is a Twitter saying. "If you think my tweets are ridiculous you should see my life…

June 21, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you think my tweets are ridiculous, you should see some of my life choices”

"If you think (some of) my tweets are ridiculous, you should see (some of) my life choices" is a Twitter saying. "If you think my tweets are ridiculous you should see my life…

February 22, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you think patience is a virtue, try surfing the net without high speed internet”

"If you think patience is a virtue, try surfing the net without high speed internet" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "If U still think Patience is a Virtue,…

July 1, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you think some of my posts are ridiculous, you should see my life choices”

"If you think (some of) my posts are ridiculous, you should see (some of) my life choices" is a social media saying that has been printed on many images. "if you think my posts are…

July 1, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you think some of my posts are ridiculous, you should see some of my life choices”

"If you think (some of) my posts are ridiculous, you should see (some of) my life choices" is a social media saying that has been printed on many images. "if you think my posts are…

June 21, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you think some of my tweets are ridiculous, you should see my life choices”

"If you think (some of) my tweets are ridiculous, you should see (some of) my life choices" is a Twitter saying. "If you think my tweets are ridiculous you should see my life…

June 21, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you think some of my tweets are ridiculous, you should see some of my life choices”

"If you think (some of) my tweets are ridiculous, you should see (some of) my life choices" is a Twitter saying. "If you think my tweets are ridiculous you should see my life…

February 12, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you unfriend me and later send another friend request, there will be a $29.99 reconnection fee”

"If you unfriend me and later decide to send me another friend request, there will be a $29.99 reconnection fee" is a jocular social media saying that has been

July 12, 2014
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you want something in the paper, that’s advertising; you want something kept out, that’s news”

"Whatever a man wants published is advertising; whatever he wants kept out of the paper is news" is an old newspaper saying of unknown authorship. The following appears to have been…

October 7, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you want to know who the bad guys are, it is the side who wants you arrested for memes and jokes”

"If you want to know who the bad guys are, it is the side who wants you arrested for memes and jokes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The meme was posted on Facebook by…

May 12, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you wrote a screenplay about coffee, would it be a JavaScript?”

"JavaScript" is not a screenplay about coffee, but there are many puns. "Javascript (which I thought was a screenplay about coffee)" was posted on the newsgroup Google Groups:…

January 18, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you’re looking for a husband, Tinder is the place to be! All kinds of husbands are on there…”

Tinder is an online dating and geosocial networking application. Many women go on Tinder to look for a husband, only to find out that many of the men on Tinder are already married. "If…

July 12, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“If you’re petting a small dog in your lap, it’s important to let everyone else in the zoom meeting know…”

A joke about zoom meetings was posted on X/Twitter by Matty on January 8, 2021: "If you are petting a small dog in your lap, it is important to let everyone else in the zoom meeting know what…

December 13, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“If you’re not satisfied with your life, do something about it. Or complain on the internet”

Does complaining on the internet accomplish anything? "If you're bothered about stuff in your life, get up and do something about it. Or sit down and complain about it on the internet.…

June 19, 2010
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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…

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