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July 1, 2024
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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…

February 19, 2020
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“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…

January 15, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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…

February 6, 2020
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“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…

June 1, 2019
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“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…

October 2, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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…

January 28, 2025
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“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…

January 28, 2025
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“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…

June 6, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“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…

January 21, 2013
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“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…

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