“Journalism is literature in a hurry”
"Journalism is literature in a hurry" has been credited (since at least 1973) to British poet and cultural critic Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), but there's no evidence that he said it.…
“Journalism: A profession to explain to others what it personally does not understand”
"Journalism — a profession whose business it is to explain to others what it personally does not understand" is a quotation credited to Lord Northcliffe (1865-1922), a British newspaper…
“Journalists become journalists because they aren’t any good at math” (journalism adage)
"Journalists become journalists because they aren't good at math" is an old journalism adage. The adage is often brought up when a newspaper story involves math, such as charts and…
“Journalists do it daily”
A popular meme in the late 1970s was how various professions "do it" -- a mild sex pun. For example, "Divers Do It Deeper." A news media version is "Journalists Do It…
“Journalists Only Want 2 Things: 1. A Pulitzer Prize 2. Get killed by the CIA”
"Contrary to popular belief, the Pulitzer Prize isn't the highest award in journalism. It is being killed by the CIA" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the…
“Just a reminder that mammogramming your boobs is more important than Instagramming them”
"Just a reminder that mammogramming your boobs is more important than Instagramming them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, a breast cancer screening is more…
“Just because I don’t have a boyfriend, doesn’t mean I’m alone. I have food and internet”
"Just because I'm single, doesn't mean I'm alone. I have food and internet" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is popular around…
“Just because I don’t have a girlfriend doesn’t mean I’m alone. I have food and internet”
"Just because I'm single, doesn't mean I'm alone. I have food and internet" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is popular around…
“Just because I’m single, doesn’t mean I’m alone. I have food and internet”
"Just because I'm single, doesn't mean I'm alone. I have food and internet" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is popular around…
“Just been on a diabetes awareness website and it asked me if I accept cookies”
HTTP cookies are not food, but there are jokes. "I went to a coping with diabetes website but they tried to insist I accept cookies" was posted on Twitter on May 5, 2009. "I've…
“Just changed my password to ‘14days’ but it said it was too weak”
"I just changed my Facebook password to ‘14 days’ but it said it was ‘Too weak’" --"14 days" is two weeks -- is a pun that was posted on Twitter on November 20, 2010.…
“Just checked my bank account and it looks like everyone getting text messages for Christmas”
"Bank account looking like everybody getting a text message for Christmas" (or "Just checked my bank account and it looks like everyone getting text messages for Christmas") is…
“Just gone online for a video conference call. A can of corned beef popped up on my screen. Must be a zoom meat tin”
"Zoom meeting" is sometimes joked as "zoom meat tin." "Just gone online for a video conference call.. A can of corned beef popped up on my screen.. Must be a zoom meat…
“Just read that burglars use Facebook to see when people aren’t home. So from now on, I’m at home. With a rifle. And a hungry crocodile”
Burglars can use social media to find if a family is not at home. The family might reveal on social media that they're on vacation, for example. However, the house might have security systems…
“Keyboa d fo sale pe fect wo king o de ”
"Keyboa d fo sale pe fect wo king o de " (missing the letter "r" for "Keyboard for sale perfect working order") is a joke that has been printed on several images. The…
“Knock, knock.”/“Who’s there?”/“Ya.”/“Ya who?”/“Dot com.”
A knock-knock joke has been cited in print since at least 1976: Knock, knock.Who's there?Ya.Ya who?What are you so happy about? The joke became relevant to Yahoo.com in this version posted on…
“Knot knot.”/“Who is there?”/“Earphones.”
Earphones tend to get tied into knots. An knock-knock joke is: "Knot knot.""Who is there?""Earphones." The joke was posted on Twitter by Humourologist on September…
“l’m at the age where if you text me at 10:17 PM….I’m texting you back at 5:12 AM”
"I'm at the age where if you text me after 9PM I'm texting back at 4:36 AM" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Older people go to sleep early. "I'm at…
“Late night tweets should be called ‘hoots’”
"Late night 'tweets' should be 'hoots.' lol" was posted on X/Twitter by chip on May 26, 2010. "late night tweets should be called 'hoots' because owls…
“Late night tweets should be called ‘peeps’”
"Late night 'tweets' should be 'hoots.' lol" was posted on X/Twitter by chip on May 26, 2010. "late night tweets should be called 'hoots' because owls…