The Big Apple
About Archives Categories Index Search
About Archives Categories Index Search

September 10, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Let’s wander where the WiFi is weak”

"Let's wander where the WiFi is weak" --that is, out of touch from our daily world -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. "'Let's wander where the wifi…

July 30, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Let’s start calling ‘fact checked’ by its real name. Censorship”

"Let’s start calling 'fact checked' by its real name. Censorship" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying (shown on a meme) was posted on Facebook by…

May 5, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Liberal media is the virus”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was widely reported in the media, but many people did not trust the media. "The media is the virus" is a saying that has been printed on many images…

March 24, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Life is short. Make sure you spend as much time as possible on the internet arguing”

"Life is short. Make sure you spend as much time as possible on the internet arguing with strangers (about politics)" is a sarcastic saying that has been printed on many images. "We…

October 13, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Life is short… so make sure you spend 15 hours on the internet daily, desperately seeking validation from strangers”

"You only live once so make sure you spend 15 hours a day on the internet seeking validation from strangers" is a sarcastic saying that has been printed on many images. "You only…

April 11, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Life without memes is memingless”

"A life without memes is memingless" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Memingless" is a portmanteau pf "meme" and "meaningless." The images…

November 23, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetWork/Businesses

“LinkedOut. A social network for the unemployed”

LinkedIn is an American business and employment-oriented social networking service website. THere is no LinkedOut for unemployed or retired people, but there are jokes. "In these rough…

August 22, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Linux is for those who want to know why their computer works”

An operating system joke was posted on the newsgroup de.comm.infosystems.www.servers by Nikolaus Rath on March 5, 2001: "Macs are for those who don't want to know why their computer…

July 20, 2013
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Living under a rock” (uninformed)

Someone who has been "living under a rock" is someone who doesn't know even the most popular cultural events. A person "living under a rock" has no media -- no radio, no…

January 29, 2011
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Local advertising is sold, not bought”

"Local advertising is sold, not bought" is a popular axiom of advertising. Many local businesses don't have large advertising budgets -- if any at all. A newspaper or a website, for…

July 13, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Low battery! Well apparently, you have enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds”

"Low battery! Low battery! Low battery! Well apparently, you have enough battery to remind me every 2 seconds" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. "My phone…

August 22, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Macs are for those who don’t want to know why their computer works”

An operating system joke was posted on the newsgroup de.comm.infosystems.www.servers by Nikolaus Rath on March 5, 2001: "Macs are for those who don't want to know why their computer…

May 5, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Mainstream media is the virus”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was widely reported in the media, but many people did not trust the media. "The media is the virus" is a saying that has been printed on many images…

April 4, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Make Media Honest Again” (MMHA)

"Make Media Honest Again" is a slogan, similar to "Make America Great Again" (MAGA). "Make media honest again" was posted on Twitter by MAGA on May 17, 2016.…

December 22, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Make sure you are happy in real life, not just on social media”

"Make sure you're happy in real life, not just for the internet" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Make sure you're happy in real life not just for the…

December 22, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Make sure you’re happy in real life, not just for social media”

"Make sure you're happy in real life, not just for the internet" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Make sure you're happy in real life not just for the…

December 22, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Make sure you’re happy in real life, not just for the internet”

"Make sure you're happy in real life, not just for the internet" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Make sure you're happy in real life not just for the…

June 5, 2018
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Making mistakes is human, but when you make mistakes in a Captcha, you aren’t human”

A joke about CAPTCHA (an acronym for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart") was posted on Reddit -- Shower Thoughts on February 11, 2018:…

July 6, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetSports/Games

“Male birth control is free and it’s called holding a fish in your profile photo”

"Male birth control is free and it's called holding a fish in your profile photo" is a joke that has been printed on many images. Women, according to this saying, and not interested…

March 16, 2005
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Man bites dog”

What's news? The legend goes that an editor told a reporter that when a dog bites a man, that's not news. When a man bites a dog, that's news! It is said to have started at the New…

First
Previous
40 41 42 43 44
Next
Last

About the Website and Editor

BARRY POPIK is a contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary, Dictionary of American Regional English, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Yale Book of Quotations and Dictionary of Modern Proverbs. Since 1990 he has also been a regular contributor to Gerald Cohen's Comments on Etymology.

Read more About the Website and Editor
About
Privacy Policy
RSS

© 2026 Barry Popik. All rights reserved.