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April 5, 2023
Radio/Television

“The human brain is a very sophisticated organ. It works day and night, until you turn on the news”

"HUMAN BRAIN IS A VERY SOPHISTICATED ORGAN. IT WORKS DAY AND NIGHT FROM THE MOMENT YOU ARE BORN UNTIL ... YOU TURN ON THE NEWS" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Itz J Sam on…

February 21, 2018
Radio/Television

“The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television”

"The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "The human race is faced with a cruel choice:…

March 11, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetRadio/Television

“The job of the mainstream media today is to make you think that the views of 10% of the country are actually the views of 90% of the country”

"The job of the mainstream media today is to make you think that the views of 10% of the country are actually the views of 90% of the country" is a saying that has been printed on many…

October 28, 2018
Radio/Television

“The most trusted name in fake news” (The Daily Show, CNN)

"The most trusted name in fake news" is a slogan that has been printed in many images, It's a parody on the CNN news network slogan, "The most trusted name in news." Comedy…

October 8, 2014
Radio/Television

“The most trusted name in news” (CNN slogan)

CNN, a 24-hour cable news network, began to use the slogan "The Most Trusted Name in News" in 2000 and 2002. A 2002 Pew Research Center Study was cited as the basis for the slogan in…

April 24, 2023
Radio/Television

“The news is trauma based mind control. You’re not being informed, you’re being manipulated”

"The news is trauma based mind control. I'm going to keep saying this until people understand. You're not being informed, you're being manipulated" is a saying that has…

October 28, 2024
Radio/Television

“The only time anyone should watch the news is to study how psychological manipulation works on the general public”

Many people believe that the news is not there to educate and inform the public, but to brainwash the public with propaganda. "The only time anyone should watch the news is to study how…

January 2, 2026
Radio/Television

“The problem with Netflix recommendations is they assume I liked a show just because I watched 13 hours of it”

People can watch hours of a Netflix show -- and then decide if they like it. This was posted on X/Twitter by Tig Notaro on May 27, 2020, and it received over 22,000 likes: "The problem with…

August 19, 2022
Radio/Television

“The real problem with FOX News is that it never actually reports on anything about foxes”

The Fox News Channel doesn't usually have news about foxes, but there are jokes. "I have been watching Fox News for six hours and there has been no news about foxes.…

June 29, 2018
Radio/Television

“The rewind on the remote of life does not work”

"Life has no remote. Get up and change it yourself" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. On the American teen drama television series Dawson's Creek, the…

June 13, 2017
Radio/Television

“The speed at which I can prepare food during a commercial break is amazing”

"The speed at which I can prepare food during a commercial break is amazing" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Men's…

March 28, 2012
Radio/Television

“There is nothing wrong with sex on television as long as you don’t fall off”

"Sex on television can't hurt you unless you fall off" is an old joke, told before the invention of flat screens. The joke has been cited in print since at least season one, episode…

November 3, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetRadio/Television

“There’s no bigger test of patience than typing your email on a TV with the remote”

Many people find it difficult to type using a TV remote, such as entering an email address. "Typing in your email address on the TV is a different type of irritation" was posted on…

March 29, 2005
Radio/Television

“There’s Only One New York” (NY1 News)

Cable channel one (ny1.com) is "NY1," Time Warner cable's 24-hour news channel devoted to New York City. It's popular for its "weather on the ones" updates.…

August 29, 2015
Radio/Television

“Think outside the Fox” (anti-Fox News saying)

Liberals often claim that conservatives watch too much of the Fox News Channel. "Think outside the Fox" (a pun on "think outside the box") has been a bumper sticker saying since…

November 30, 2012
Radio/Television

“This is a family show” (no obscenities are allowed)

"This is a family show" is a frequent radio or television program admonition to keep it clean -- no obscenities are allowed. The "family show" saying is often given with some…

May 31, 2006
Radio/Television

“Traffic and weather together” (on the “1s” or “8s”)

The radio saying used to be just "traffic and weather every ten minutes" (especially on 1010 WINS News). It became "traffic and weather together" and "on the 8s" (for…

January 28, 2017
Radio/Television

“Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married” (joke)

A popular Valentine's Day joke is: "Two antennas/antennae/aerials met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent." The…

August 2, 2020
Radio/Television

“Two things to make your day better: 1. Do not watch the news. 2. Stay off the bathroom scales”

Some helpful advice was posted on Facebook by Lisa Harris Tucker on June 26, 2020: "Two things to makeyour day better1. Do not watch the news.2. Stay off the bathroom scales."…

November 3, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetRadio/Television

“Typing in your email address on the TV is a different type of irritation”

Many people find it difficult to type using a TV remote, such as entering an email address. "Typing in your email address on the TV is a different type of irritation" was posted on…

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