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September 7, 2024
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“Obituaries should have clickbait titles”

Newspaper obituaries usually have standard and unexciting titles. "I want my obituary to have a clickbait title" was posted on X/Twitter by Joe on August 18, 2016. "I want my…

April 1, 2017
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“Old journalists never die, they just get de-pressed”

"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…

January 18, 2020
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“Old MacDonald had a robot farm, AI AI O”

"Old MacDonald Had a Farm" is a children's song and nursery rhyme. "Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!" is the famous first line. There are several computer parodies.…

January 18, 2020
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“Old MacDonald had a server farm, AI AI O”

"Old MacDonald Had a Farm" is a children's song and nursery rhyme. "Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!" is the famous first line. There are several computer parodies.…

January 17, 2020
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“Old MacDonald had computers do everything for him, AI AI O”

"Old MacDonald Had a Farm" is a children's song and nursery rhyme. "Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!" is the famous first line. There are several computer parodies.…

February 26, 2022
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“Old software engineers never die—they just reboot”

"Old soldiers never die -- they just fade away” is an old saying that was popularized by General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) in his farewell address to Congress on April 19, 1951. Many…

April 30, 2017
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“On the internet you can be whoever you want. It’s strange that so many people choose to be stupid”

"On the internet you can be anything/whatever/whoever you want. It's strange that so many people choose to be stupid" is an internet saying that has been printed on many images.…

April 15, 2018
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“On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key”

"On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "On the Keyboard of Life, Always Keep One Finger on the…

January 6, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“On top of the News, ahead of the Times” (New York Newsday slogan)

Wikipedia: New York Newsday New York Newsday was an American daily newspaper that primarily served New York City and was sold throughout the New York metropolitan area. The paper, established in…

July 14, 2023
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“One day someone is gonna love me and I will stop sharing memes”

"One day someone will love me and I will stop sharing memes and you all will miss me" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. There are several slight variations, and…

July 14, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“One day someone will love me and I will stop sharing memes and you all will miss me”

"One day someone will love me and I will stop sharing memes and you all will miss me" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. There are several slight variations, and…

July 14, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“One day someone will love me and I will stop sharing memes. Y’all will miss me”

"One day someone will love me and I will stop sharing memes and you all will miss me" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. There are several slight variations, and…

July 14, 2023
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“One day someone will love you, and you will stop sharing memes”

"One day someone will love me and I will stop sharing memes and you all will miss me" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. There are several slight variations, and…

February 23, 2024
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“One day you will be dead and you won’t be able to play on your phone so…”

Many people play on the phones seemingly all the time. This was posted on X/Twitter by big boy online on February 7, 2024: "One day you will be dead and you won’t be able to play on your…

June 16, 2020
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“One day YouTube, Facebook and Twitter will join together and be called YouTwitFace”

"One day YouTube, Facebook and Twitter will join together and be called YouTwitFace" is a joke about social media companies tat as been printed on many images. A viral joke oriinated on…

January 30, 2024
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“One thing that internet taught me is that stupidity is international”

"One thing that the internet has taught me is that stupidity is international" (or ""One thing that internet taught me is that stupidity is international") is a saying that…

January 30, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“One thing that the internet has taught me is that stupidity is international”

"One thing that the internet has taught me is that stupidity is international" (or ""One thing that internet taught me is that stupidity is international") is a saying that…

January 30, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“One thing the internet taught me is that stupidity is international”

"One thing that the internet has taught me is that stupidity is international" (or ""One thing that internet taught me is that stupidity is international") is a saying that…

May 27, 2023
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“Online flirting is all fun and games until someone buys a plane ticket”

"Flirting on the internet: it's all fun and games until someone buys a plane ticket" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "It's all fun and games until someone…

August 15, 2016
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“Only the paranoid survive” (internet adage)

"Only the paranoid survive" was the motto of Andrew Grove (1936-2016), founder of Intel Corporation. Grove believed that Intel should stay "paranoid" and never get complacent.…

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