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June 9, 2023
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“Anyone fell in love with me yet or do I gotta keep posting memes”

Many people who post memes on social media want to be liked. "Anyone fell in love with me yet or do I gotta keep posting memes" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Irregular Mom…

August 5, 2023
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“Anyone who ever worked at Twitter is now either an ex-employee or an X employee”

"Twitter" was renamed "X" in July 2023. "I don't want to be one of the employees for this website. Because you never know if you are an ex-employee or an x employee…

March 3, 2018
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“Apparently it takes men longer to shop on the internet than at an actual store”

The internet has a lot of pornography. A joke has been cited in print since at least 2011: "Apparently it takes men longer to shop on the Internet than at an actual store –- but that's…

July 5, 2025
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“Apparently when my wife doesn’t text back it’s because she’s busy. But when I don’t text back it’s because I don’t love her anymore”

There is a texting double-standard in a relationship. This was posted on Facebook by Michael Reifsnyder on January 11, 2025: "Apparently when my wife doesn't text back it's because…

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 2, 2026
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“Are you http? Because I’m :// without you”

"http://" and "https://" start many internet addresses. "HTTP" is Hypertext Transfer Protocol and "HTTPS" is "Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure."…

January 2, 2026
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“Are you http? Because without you I’m just ://”

"http://" and "https://" start many internet addresses. "HTTP" is Hypertext Transfer Protocol and "HTTPS" is "Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure."…

January 2, 2026
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“Are you https? Because I’m :// without you”

"http://" and "https://" start many internet addresses. "HTTP" is Hypertext Transfer Protocol and "HTTPS" is "Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure."…

January 2, 2026
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“Are you https? Because without you I’m just ://”

"http://" and "https://" start many internet addresses. "HTTP" is Hypertext Transfer Protocol and "HTTPS" is "Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure."…

December 30, 2025
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“Are you https? Cause I’m :/ without you”

"http://" and "https://" start many internet addresses. "HTTP" is Hypertext Transfer Protocol and "HTTPS" is "Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure."…

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…

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