“Because of smart phones my thumbs now have biceps”

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Entry from February 25, 2017

“Because of smart phones my thumbs now have biceps”

“Because of smart phones my thumbs now have biceps” is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. “@MiiSSNESS same over here txtin tweetn I mnn you name it I’m doin my thumbs gon have biceps by the end of the night” was posted on Twitter on October 11, 2009. “#b4twitter my thumbs didn’t have biceps” was posted on Twitter on October 18, 2010.

“Because of smart phones my thumbs now have biceps #Samsung” was posted on Twitter on December 8, 2013.

Twitter
franco
‏@aceswayy
@MiiSSNESS same over here txtin tweetn I mnn you name it I’m doin my thumbs gon have biceps by the end of the night
9:52 PM - 11 Oct 2009

Twitter
James (PaPa Smurf)
‏@Jamesekemini
My thumbs have biceps n triceps…
4:53 PM - 21 May 2010

Twitter
Henry Manampiring
‏@newsplatter
#b4twitter my thumbs didn’t have biceps.
8:44 PM - 18 Oct 2010

Twitter
Joseph Rowan
‏@JoroPotential
Because of smart phones my thumbs now have biceps #Samsung
7:59 PM - 8 Dec 2013

Twitter
Gujju Minion
‏@Try2StopME
Because of smart phones my thumbs now have biceps
8:57 PM - 8 Dec 2013

Funny Status
Because of smart phones my thumbs now have biceps.
December 8, 2013 Phone Status Updates
Because of smart phones my thumbs now have biceps.

Facebook
TarpTime
September 9, 2016 ·
Because of smart phones my thumbs now have biceps.

Twitter
Hamza Arshad
‏@Hamza_Ar_
Because of smart phones my thumb now have biceps
12:49 PM - 9 Dec 2013

Twitter
Bill Murray
‏@BiIIMurray
Because of smart phones my thumbs now have biceps.
8:02 AM - 26 Feb 2017

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