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April 2, 2021
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“April 1st: the only day people critically evaluate things on the internet before believing them”

"April 1st: the only day of the year people critically evaluate things they find on the internet before accepting them as true" is an April Fool's Day saying that has been printed on…

April 2, 2021
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“April Fool’s Day is the one day of the year when people critically evaluate news articles”

"April 1st: the only day of the year people critically evaluate things they find on the internet before accepting them as true" is an April Fool's Day saying that has been printed on…

April 2, 2021
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“April Fools’ Day is over. Everything on the internet is true again!”

“April 1st: the only day people critically evaluate things on the internet before believing them” is a jocular saying about April Fools' Day. "Hooray, April fool's day is over.…

December 29, 2020
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“Are you allowed to go into Starbucks if you don’t have an Instagram account?”

Many people go to Starbucks (a coffeehouse) and post their order on Instagram -- as if anyone was interested. "are you even allowed to have an Instagram account if you don't post…

January 17, 2018
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“Arguing on the internet is like competing in the Special Olympics…”

The Special Olympics is a sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. A politically incorrect meme uses "Special Olympics" to define a meaningless victory.…

June 29, 2018
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“Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement—just click on ‘I agree’”

"Arguing with a woman is like reading the software license agreement. In the end, you ignore everything and click 'I agree'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several…

June 20, 2018
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“As I walk through the valley of the Shadow of Death, I remind myself you can’t trust Google Maps”

A parody of Psalm 23 involving Google Maps was posted on Twitter by Paul on September 12, 2015: "As I walk through the valley of the Shadow of Death, I remind myself that you can't always…

January 7, 2025
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“Asterisks are ****ing great. I swear by them”

Asterisks are often used in social media to cover up swear words. A joke was posted on X/Twitter by Moose Allain Ꙭ on August 26, 2013: "Asterisks are ****ing great. I swear by them."…

February 21, 2021
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“Astronauts use Linux because you can’t open Windows in space”

"Astronauts use Linux because you can't open Windows in space" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Carla Notarobot on November 7, 2020, but it went viral when it was posted again…

January 26, 2024
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“At this point, I only trust people who have been canceled, banned, deleted or have been in fb jail”

"At this point, I only trust people who have been canceled, banned, deleted or have been in fb jail" is a Facebook saying that has been printed on many images. The implication is that…

March 9, 2023
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“Autocomplete is the bake of my existence”

"Autocorrect is the bake of my existence" was posted on Twitter by John Linen on April 21, 2022. "Autocomplete is the bake of my existence" was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on…

June 27, 2020
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“Autocorrect and I have a love hat relationship”

"I have a love hat relationship with auto-correct...." -- a pun on "love-hate relationship" -- was posted on Twitter by John Daugherty on August 7, 2011. "I have a love hat…

October 25, 2014
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“Autocorrect can be your worst enema”

"Autocorrect can be your worst enema" is a jocular line that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts and coffee mugs. "Sometimes autocorrect can be your worst…

January 30, 2025
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“Autocorrect is a piece of shut”

"Dear autocorrect, please stop changing my bad/rude words into nice words, you piece of shut!" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "You piece of shut" was…

March 9, 2023
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“Autocorrect is the bake of my existence”

"Autocorrect is the bake of my existence" was posted on Twitter by John Linen on April 21, 2022. "Autocomplete is the bake of my existence" was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on…

April 21, 2018
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“Autocorrect makes me type things I didn’t Nintendo”

"Autocorrect makes me say/type/write things I didn't Nintendo" -- a pun on "didn't intend" -- is a joke that has been printed on many images. "I hate autocorrect.…

April 14, 2023
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“Baby Yoda implies the existence of a Sporty Yoda, Scary Yoda, Ginger Yoda, and Posh Yoda”

"Baby Yoda implies the existence of a Sporty Yoda, Scary Yoda, Ginger Yoda, and Posh Yoda" is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Orli Matlow on December 30, 2019, and this received over…

December 14, 2023
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“Bank account looking like everybody getting a text message 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…

May 16, 2021
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“Be a good person in real life, not in social media”

"Be a good person in real life, not in social media" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Be a good person in real life too not just on social media" was posted on…

May 16, 2021
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“Be a good person in real life, not just on social media”

"Be a good person in real life, not in social media" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Be a good person in real life too not just on social media" was posted on…

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