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March 14, 2022
Food/Drink

“May you always have a clean shirt, a clear conscience…” (Irish toast)

"May you always have a clean shirt, a clear conscience, and enough coins in your pocket to buy a pint!" is an Irish toast that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited…

April 28, 2025
Food/Drink

“May you have the confidence of a child who asks for a snack 5 minutes after refusing dinner”

"No one has less fear than a child who asks for a snack right after they refuse to eat their dinner" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This behavior annoys their parents.…

April 28, 2025
Food/Drink

“May you have the confidence of my child, who asked for a snack five minutes after refusing to eat his meal”

"No one has less fear than a child who asks for a snack right after they refuse to eat their dinner" is a saying that has been printed on many images. This behavior annoys their parents.…

March 31, 2017
Food/Drink

“May your burdens be light and your coffee be strong”

"May your burdens be light and your coffee be strong" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on February 18, 2013. "May your…

June 19, 2024
Food/DrinkTime/WeatherWork/Businesses

“May your clothes be comfy, your coffee be strong, and your Monday be short”

"May your clothes be comfy, your coffee be strong, and your Monday be short" is a Monday saying that has been printed on many images. Monday is the traditional start of the work week.…

April 2, 2017
Food/Drink

“May your coffee be hot and your eyeliner be even”

"May your coffee be hot and your eyeliner be even" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The coffee saying was posted on Twitter on April 14, 2015.…

October 6, 2024
Food/Drink

“May your coffee be strong and your adulting be easy today”

"May your coffee be strong and your adulting be easy today" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Nurturing Life on…

January 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“May your coffee be strong and your lashes be long”

"Lashes long (and) coffee strong" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "May your coffee be strong, your Monday be short, and your lashes be long!" was posted on…

March 17, 2017
Food/Drink

“May your coffee be strong and your Monday be short”

"May your coffee be strong and your Monday be short" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on December 9, 2013. “May your clothes be…

January 7, 2020
Food/Drink

“May your coffee be strong and your students be calm”

"May your coffee be strong and your students be calm" is a jocular teacher saying that has been printed on many images. "To the teachers returning to the classroom, may your coffee…

January 7, 2020
Food/Drink

“May your coffee be strong and your Sunday be long”

Sundays often seem to go by quickly. "May your coffee be strong and your Sunday be long" is a a saying that has been printed on some images. "Happy #NationalCoffeeDay ! May your…

January 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“May your coffee be strong, your lashes be long, and your Monday be short”

"Lashes long (and) coffee strong" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "May your coffee be strong, your Monday be short, and your lashes be long!" was posted on…

November 24, 2024
Food/Drink

“May your coffee be stronger than your daughter’s attitude”

"May your coffee be stronger than your daughter's attitude" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "May my coffee be stronger than my daughter's attitude…

August 9, 2017
Food/Drink

“May your coffee be stronger than your toddler”

"May your coffee be stronger than your toddler"is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on April 21, 2016, when Etsy advertised a coffee…

March 27, 2017
Food/Drink

“May your coffee kick in before reality does”

"May your coffee kick in before reality does" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on August 31, 2015. "May your coffee…

July 14, 2020
Food/Drink

“May your coffee, pelvic floor, intuition and self-appreciation be strong”

"May your coffee, pelvic floor, intuition and self-appreciation be strong" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "May your coffee, pelvic floor, intuition and…

November 24, 2024
Food/Drink

“May your coffee, pelvic floor, intuition and self-appreciation be strong”

"May your coffee, pelvic floor, intuition and self-appreciation be strong" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Ladies, if any of these things are failing you, please…

September 30, 2022
Food/Drink

“May your morning coffee give you the strength to make it to your mid-morning coffee”

"May your morning coffee give you the strength to make it to your mid-morning coffee" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "May your morning coffee give you the…

March 16, 2017
Food/Drink

“May your soul be in heaven before the devil knows you’re dead” (toast)

"May your soul be in heaven before the devil knows you're dead" is an old Irish toast of uncertain origin. ""May yer sowl be in glory a fortnight before the divil knows…

November 23, 2010
Food/Drink

“May your Thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs!”

"May your Thanksgiving dinner stay off (of) your thighs!" is the last line of a short poem about Thanksgiving food. The poem has been cited in print since at least 1989. In 2001, the…

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