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November 2, 2025
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“Mastodon is evidence that insane people can be extremely entertaining from a safe distance”

Social media has many insane people on it, and it can be entertaining to watch -- from a safe distance. "Twitter is evidence that insane people can be extremely entertaining from a safe…

July 11, 2025
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“Maturity is when you realize sharing memes is better than sharing feelings”

Many people share memes rather than express their own original thoughts. "Maturity is when you realize Sharing memes is better than sharing feelings 🤷♥️😂😂" was posted on…

July 11, 2025
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“Maturity is when you realize that sharing memes is way safer than sharing feelings”

Many people share memes rather than express their own original thoughts. "Maturity is when you realize Sharing memes is better than sharing feelings 🤷♥️😂😂" was posted on…

February 13, 2023
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“May everything I post confuse you until you learn to mind your business”

"May everything I post confuse you until you learn to mind your (mf) business" is a social media saying that has been printed on many images. This saying developed (with slight…

February 13, 2023
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“May everything I post confuse you until you learn to mind your mf business”

"May everything I post confuse you until you learn to mind your (mf) business" is a social media saying that has been printed on many images. This saying developed (with slight…

August 6, 2018
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“May your life someday be as awesome as you pretend it is on Facebook”

"May your life (someday) be as awesome as you pretend it is on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/social media" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "May your life someday be as…

July 29, 2018
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“May your life someday be as awesome as you pretend it is on Instagram”

"May your life (someday) be as awesome as you pretend it is on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/social media" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "May your life someday be as…

June 28, 2018
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“May your life someday be as awesome as you pretend it is on social media”

"May your life (someday) be as awesome as you pretend it is on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/social media" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "May your life someday be as…

June 26, 2018
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“May your life someday be as awesome as you pretend it is on Twitter”

"May your life (someday) be as awesome as you pretend it is on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/social media" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "May your life someday be as…

February 10, 2018
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“Maybe if we start telling people the brain is an app they will start using it”

"Maybe if we start telling people the brain is an app they will start using it" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by…

September 29, 2024
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“Me liking ur posts is the equivalent of an angel kissing ya forehead if u didn’t know”

A "like" on a special media post can be a special blessing, almost heavenly. "me liking your post is the equivalent of an angel kissing your forehead btw 😮‍💨" was posted…

September 29, 2024
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“Me liking your post is the equivalent of an angel kissing your forehead btw”

A "like" on a special media post can be a special blessing, almost heavenly. "me liking your post is the equivalent of an angel kissing your forehead btw 😮‍💨" was posted…

November 21, 2022
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“Mean tweets imply the existence of median tweets and mode tweets”

Twitter has sought to address online hate, as expressed in "mean tweets." This has nothing to do with the terms "mean," "median" and "mode," but there are…

May 5, 2020
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“Media is the real 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…

January 21, 2018
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“Media: Scientist claims ‘Findings are meaningless’” (joke)

The media often take things out of context. A joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on January 21, 2018: Scientist: "My findings are meaningless if taken out of context."Media: Scientist…

August 17, 2018
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“Meditation, because some questions can’t be answered by Google”

"Meditation, because some questions can't be answered by Google" -- that is, some searches can't be answered by a search engine -- is a saying that has been printed on many…

September 6, 2022
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“Meme them until they cry. Then make memes about them crying.—Sun Tzu”

"Meme them until they cry. Then make memes about them crying. -- Sun Tzu, 'The Art of War'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Chinese military general,…

October 12, 2017
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“Memes are just inside jokes that the whole internet is a part of”

Memes have frequently been described as the inside jokes of the internet. "Internet terminology a meme is basically a digital inside joke that gets passed from user to user often becoming…

May 17, 2018
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“Memes are today’s version of the Sunday comics”

Are memes just a 21st century version of the Sunday comics of 20th century newspapers? "Fuck the Sunday comics, memes are where it's at" was posted on Twitter on October 10, 2012.…

August 9, 2023
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“Memes do a better job at reporting current events than the main stream media”

"Memes do a better job at reporting current events than the news does" and "Memes do a better job at reporting current events than the main stream media" are sayings that have…

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