“A bunch of my friends are coming over this evening to play on their phones”

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Entry from July 16, 2018

“A bunch of my friends are coming over this evening to play on their phones”

“A bunch of my friends are coming over this evening to play on their phones” is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter on July 20, 2012, and probably originated with this ecard.

“I can’t wait for tonight. A bunch of my friends are coming over to play on their phones” was posted on Twitter on July 25, 2012.

Twitter
charli magee
@charli_nicole
All my friends are coming over to play on their phones. @OliviaRyals
1:07 AM - 20 Jul 2012

Twitter
Ernst-Jan Pfauth
@ejpfauth
A bunch of my friends are coming over this evening to play on their phones http://tmblr.co/ZwcqpxPju5QA
2:28 AM - 20 Jul 2012

Twitter
dianas
@dianas
parislemon - a bunch of my friends are coming over this evening to play on their phones http://post.ly/8Py3z
11:39 AM - 20 Jul 2012

Twitter
BetchSociety
@BetchSociety
“A bunch of my friends are coming over this weekend to play on their phones”
11:57 PM - 21 Jul 2012

Twitter
Deborah Brown
@debbrownbooks
A bunch of my friends are coming over tonight to play on their phones.
2:15 PM - 23 Jul 2012

Twitter
Christian Wheel
@ChristianWheel
I can’t wait for my dinner party this weekend! A bunch of my friends are coming over to play on their phones.
4:20 PM - 25 Jul 2012

Twitter
Matthew
@StarrAlmighty
I can’t wait for tonight.
A bunch of my friends are coming over to play on their phones.
6:08 PM - 25 Jul 2012

Funny Status
A bunch of my friends are coming over tonight to play…
September 8, 2012 Phone Status Updates
A bunch of my friends are coming over tonight to play on their phones.

Facebook
Slang A-hO-lic
October 5, 2012 ·
A bunch of my friends are coming over this evening to play on their phones.

Twitter
It’s A Guy Thing
@ItsGuyThingss
I can’t wait for tonight. A bunch of my friends are coming over to play on their phones.
6:03 AM - 10 May 2018

Twitter
Bunny Ramjee
@ramjeebhai
Its the weekend and I can’t wait,for tonight. A bunch of my friends are coming over to play on their phones.
12:48 AM - 2 Jul 2018

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