“‘It’s been a long week,’ I say in the middle of the day on Tuesday”
"'It's been a long week.' -- Me, in the middle of Tuesday" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The work week is usually Monday through Friday.…
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“‘It’s been a long week.’—Me, in the middle of Tuesday”
"'It's been a long week.' -- Me, in the middle of Tuesday" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The work week is usually Monday through Friday.…
“‘It’s June already?!’ said Tom, dismayed”
The word "dismay" has nothing to do with the month of May, but there are jokes. "Good morning, everyone. It's June 1. We are disMAYed" was posted on Twitter by El Gecko on…
“‘It’s just been a rough week.’—Me, in the middle of Tuesday”
"'It's been a long week.' -- Me, in the middle of Tuesday" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The work week is usually Monday through Friday.…
“‘Lasagna’ is French for ‘the sagna’”
"Lasagne" (singular "lasagna") is an Italian word and not French, but some people think it means "la sagne/sagna," or "the sagne/sagna." "Is Lasagna…
“‘Lasagne’ is French for ‘the sagne’”
"Lasagne" (singular "lasagna") is an Italian word and not French, but some people think it means "la sagne/sagna," or "the sagne/sagna." "Is Lasagna…
“‘Latte’ is French for ‘you paid too much for that coffee’”
"Latte' is French/Italian/Latin for 'you paid too much for that/your coffee'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, posters and…
“‘Lazy’ is such an ugly word. I prefer the term ‘selective participation’”
"'Lazy' is such an ugly word. I prefer the term 'selective participation'" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Lazy is such an ugly word. I prefer…
“‘Let’s eat, grandma’ or ‘let’s eat grandma’—punctuation saves lives!”
"'Let's eat, grandma' or 'let's eat grandma' -- punctuation saves lives!" (or "commas save lives") has been printed on many images.…
“‘Media’ is the plural of ‘mediocre’”
New York City newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin (1930-2017) has often remarked that "'media' is the plural of 'mediocre'" (first cited by Breslin in print in 1978 or…
“‘Moderate Republican’—that’s kind of like having a gun rack on a Volvo”
"'Moderate Republican' -- that's kind of like having a gun rack on a Volvo" (also, "'Compassionate Conservative -- that's kind of like having a gun rack on a…
“‘More coffee, Hun?’—Southern waitress serving Attila”
Many Southern waitresses, according to the stereotype, address a diner with "hon" (honey). This as nothing to do with Attila the Hun, but there are jokes. "I get called…
“‘Muffins’ spelled backwards is ‘Sniffum’”
"Do you realize that 'Muffins' spelled backwards is 'Sniffum'?" was posted on the newsgroup alt.games.subspace on October 30, 1998. "Sniffum" sounds like…
“‘Need’ now means wanting someone else’s money; ‘greed’ means keeping your own”
AMerican journalist and writer Joe Sobran (1946-2010) wrote in The Economics of Liberty (1990); In the current political vocabulary, 'need' means wanting to get someone else's money.…
“‘Never eat raw cookie dough’ sounds like a lie made up a long time ago by some guy that sold ovens”
Eating raw cookie dough comes with health risks. This comment was posted on X/Twitter by The Dad on February 27, 2018: "'Never eat raw cookie dough' sounds like a lie made up a long…
“‘News’ is an acronym—Notable Events, Weather, and Sports”
The word "news" comes from "new." It is not an acronym for "North-East-West-South," or anything else, but a backronym (back acronym) went viral in May and June 2017.…
“‘No lemon, no melon’ backwards is ‘No lemon, no melon’”
Entry in progress. -- B.P. Reddit -- Shower Thoughts'No lemon, no melon' backwards is 'No lemon, no melon'submitted December 25, 2017 by MazkaraManik
“‘No thanks, I’m vegetarian’ is a fun thing to say when someone tries to hand you their baby”
"'No thanks, I'm vegetarian' is a fun thing to say when someone tries to hand you their baby" ( or "'No, thanks. I'm a vegetarian,' is a fun thing to…
“‘No, thanks. I’m a vegetarian,’ is a fun thing to say when someone hands you their baby”
"'No thanks, I'm vegetarian' is a fun thing to say when someone tries to hand you their baby" ( or "'No, thanks. I'm a vegetarian,' is a fun thing to…
“‘Nobody wants to work anymore’ personally I have never wanted to work”
"Nobody wants to work anymore" is a popular complaint, especially by employers. This was posted on X/Twitter by jon drake on April 6, 2022, and received over 568,000 likes:…