“Everyone loves Clubhouse, the app that says ‘this email could’ve been a meeting’”
Many employees who are dragged into a meeting by a boss later lament that “this meeting could have been an email.” Sometimes, however, people desire a meeting over an email, especially so that they can meet up with coworkers.
This was posted on X/Twitter by trash jones on January 18, 2023, and it received over 60,000 likes:
“when a hot person at work emails me i’m like this email could have been a meeting.”
A joke about the email/meeting saying involves the Clubhouse app. “Clubhouse is for people who think ‘aw, this email could’ve been a meeting!’” was posted on X/Twitter by Grubb on February 24, 2021. “Everyone loves Clubhouse, the app that says ‘this email could’ve been a meeting’” was posted on X/Twitter by Felipe Torres Medina on March 4, 2021.
Wikipedia: Clubhouse
Clubhouse is a social audio app for iOS and Android.
Clubhouse inspired competitor products from Meta, Twitter through Twitter Spaces, and Spotify with a product called Greenroom.
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Gabbar
@GabbbarSingh
This meeting could have been an email
~Corporate person
This email could have been a meeting
~Tinder
8:18 AM · Mar 28, 2019
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Grubb
@JeffGrubb
Clubhouse is for people who think “aw, this email could’ve been a meeting!”
1:02 PM · Feb 24, 2021
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Felipe Torres Medina
@felipetmedinaa
Everyone loves Clubhouse, the app that says “this email could’ve been a meeting.”
4:42 PM · Mar 4, 2021
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N’shei
@_nishei_
“This email could have been a meeting!”
-me, an extrovert
3:24 PM · Aug 25, 2021
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trash jones
@jzux
when a hot person at work emails me i’m like this email could have been a meeting
11:49 AM · Jan 18, 2023
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Ady Red
@Ady_Redd
When a hot person at work emails me i’m like this email could have been a meeting 😏
7:27 AM · Jan 22, 2023
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DJ
@DJMaxey1
Boss who just loves talking to people: “this email could have been a meeting”
10:35 PM · Nov 24, 2023
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Ben Bass & Beyond
@BenBassBeyond
“this email could have been a meeting”
—lonely executive
6:08 PM · Feb 1, 2024
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Anushka
@Kulfei
Extroverts: This email could’ve been a meeting
11:01 AM · May 27, 2024
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erica
@ericanextdooor
me to my work crush: this email could’ve been a meeting
10:55 PM · Oct 2, 2024
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Shraddhahahahah
@GaramChaiWali
when a hot person at work emails me i’m like this email could have been a meeting
1:35 AM · Oct 14, 2024
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erica
@ericanextdooor
this email could’ve been a meeting (when my work crush sends an email)
6:24 PM · Jun 10, 2025
Bluesky
Cheese Fries to Go
@cheesefriestogo.bsky.social
When I get an email from a hot coworker I’m like wow this email could have been a meeting
August 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM