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February 19, 2006
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“New York’s Small-Town Paper” (New York Observer)

The New York Observer (a weekly newspaper) began in 1987. It's pink (like London's Financial Times) and it serves New York's "elite" -- mostly the upper east side or the…

October 5, 2016
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“News is what happens to an editor” (journalism adage)

"News is what happens to an editor" is a journalism adage of unknown authorship. What an editor finds interesting becomes the news -- at least where that editor works. "There's…

January 9, 2011
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“News never sleeps”

"The news never sleeps" is an old saying in the news business. The October 25, 1905 Belleville (IL) News-Democrat had the slogan "It Prints the News," with "Wide…

January 24, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Nice try, fed boi” (“Nice try, fedboi”)

"Nice try, fed" (or "Nice try, fed boi") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker usually means that an undercover federal agent has attempted entrapment,…

January 24, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Nice try, fed boy” (“Nice try, fedboy”)

"Nice try, fed" (or "Nice try, fed boi") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker usually means that an undercover federal agent has attempted entrapment,…

January 24, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthMedia/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Nice try, fed”

"Nice try, fed" (or "Nice try, fed boi") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker usually means that an undercover federal agent has attempted entrapment,…

February 13, 2005
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Nina” in Al Hirschfeld’s caricatures (New York Times)

Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003), the Broadway caricaturist, was probably Broadway's longest-running success story. His first theater doodle was in 1926 for the New York Herald Tribune. He soon…

April 11, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“No matter how much you hate the media, it isn’t enough”

Many people don't trust the media. "You don’t hate journalists enough. You think you do but you don’t" was posted on X/Twitter by Auron MacIntyre on October 10, 2022. "No…

April 11, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“No matter how much you hate the media, it’s not enough”

Many people don't trust the media. "You don’t hate journalists enough. You think you do but you don’t" was posted on X/Twitter by Auron MacIntyre on October 10, 2022. "No…

April 10, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“No matter how much you hate the media, you don’t hate them enough”

Many people don't trust the media. "You don’t hate journalists enough. You think you do but you don’t" was posted on X/Twitter by Auron MacIntyre on October 10, 2022. "No…

April 10, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“No matter how much you think you hate the media, you don’t hate them enough”

Many people don't trust the media. "You don’t hate journalists enough. You think you do but you don’t" was posted on X/Twitter by Auron MacIntyre on October 10, 2022. "No…

December 15, 2012
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“No news is good news; no journalists is even better”

"No news is good news" is a proverb that dates to about the 1500s. "No news is good news; no journalists is even better" was in the book The Treasury of Humorous Quotations…

February 9, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Nobody supports you like a social media friend that you never met”

"Nobody supports you like a social media friend that you/you've never met" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This support is superficial, of course. "Nobody…

February 9, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Nobody supports you like a social media friend that you’ve never met”

"Nobody supports you like a social media friend that you/you've never met" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This support is superficial, of course. "Nobody…

February 7, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Nobody texts faster than a pissed off female”

"Nobody texts faster than a pissed off female" is a jocular one-lien saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Dylan Horst on July 31, 2012.…

April 13, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“North East West South Past And Present Event Report” (“newspaper” backronym)

"News" is not an acronym of "North, East, West, South" or "Notable Events, Weather and Sports," "Newspaper" is also not from "North East West South Past…

July 18, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Nos mean y la prensa dice que llueve” (“They pee on us and the press says it’s raining”)

"The rich and powerful piss on us and the media tells us it's raining" is a saying that has been printed on several images. “Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining” is…

June 20, 2010
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Not Just Wall Street. Every Street.” (New York Times slogan)

The Wall Street Journal expanded in April 2010 to give local news coverage to New York City. The New York Times trademarked this slogan in April 2010: "Not Just Wall Street. Every…

June 27, 2017
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Note to self: don’t set your password reminder as ‘you should know this’”

"Note to self: don’t set your password reminder as 'you should know this'" is a jocular saying about password reminders. The saying was posted on Twitter by Joe Penna‏ on…

April 23, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Nothing else will make you type slower other than your last password attempt”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Reddit -- ShowerthoughtsPosted by u/pleple_128 April 22, 2020Nothing else will make you type slower other than your last password attempt.

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