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November 26, 2025
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dogs might be ‘man’s best friend,’ but a cat will never tell the police where your drugs are”

"Dogs can be our best friends, but the cat will never tell the police where the marijuana is" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker (who probably has marijuana in…

January 27, 2020
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Workers/People

“Dogs prepare you for babies. Cats prepare you for teenagers”

"Dogs prepare you for babies. Cats prepare you for teenagers" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Teenagers (and cats) can understand better than babies (and dogs), but…

May 20, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dogs run and they live 15 years. Turtles do nothing and they live 150 years. Lesson learned”

"Rabbits jump and they live for 8 years. Dogs run and they live for 15 years. Turtles do nothing and they live for 150 years. Lesson learned" is a jocular anti-exercise saying that has…

February 6, 2020
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“Dogs welcome inside. Please tie children to post out front” (sign)

"Dogs welcome inside. Please tie children to post out front" is a jocular sign that has been printed on many images. The sign means that the establishment is dog-friendly. The part about…

August 5, 2021
Food/DrinkPets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)

“Dogs, coffee, music”

"Life is better with dogs, coffee & music" (or "Life is better with music, dogs & coffee") is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Music Dogs…

September 19, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“Dogs: Life’s apology for every crappy day ever”

"Pets: Life’s apology for every crappy day ever" is a saying that has been printed on many images. People come home after a bad day at work (or school) and are greeted by their pets.…

September 19, 2024
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“Dogs: Life’s apology for every crummy day ever”

"Pets: Life’s apology for every crappy day ever" is a saying that has been printed on many images. People come home after a bad day at work (or school) and are greeted by their pets.…

March 8, 2011
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark…”

A popular statement about newspaper advertising was credited to an Illinois editor in November 1870: "Trying to do business without advertising is like winking in the dark; you know that you…

April 14, 2012
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Doing God’s work” (investment banking joke)

Lloyd Blankfein, the CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs, told the Times of London in a November 2009 interview that he was just a banker "doing God's work." The line was meant as a…

November 10, 2022
Food/Drink

“Doing my part to keep the coffee industry financially strong”

"Doing my part to keep the coffee industry financially strong" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the speaker drinks a lot of coffee. "I am doing my…

March 3, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Doing my taxes and shaking my head the whole time so everyone knows I disagree with it”

Paying taxes is not pleasant, and many people shake their heads -- as if that somehow improves matters, or at least registers a disagreement. "Doing my taxes and shaking my head the whole time…

October 13, 2017
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Doing sit-ups at home is a form of domestic ab use”

"Ab use" should not be confused with "abuse," but that's been the subject of several puns. "Doing crunches and situps at home is domestic ab use" was posted on…

April 4, 2018
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“Doing squats so my ass matches my sass”

"Doing squats so my ass matches my sass" (or "I squat so my ass matches my sass") is a motivational gym saying that has been printed on many images. "Squats. So my ass…

October 13, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness”

"Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying has been credited to Brooklyn-born editorial…

August 8, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Doing your best does not mean working yourself to the point of a mental breakdown”

"Friendly reminder that 'doing your best' does not mean working yourself to the point of a mental breakdown" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Kipplekipple wrote…

April 1, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Doing your taxes on April Fools’ Day seems like a legitimate way to defraud the government”

"Doing your taxes on April Fools' Day seems like a perfectly legitimate way to defraud the government" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on an ecard. The saying was…

December 1, 2008
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Dollars to doughnuts”

"Dollars to doughnuts" (or "I'll bet dollars to doughnuts") means a sure thing, a certainty; someone will put up something to substance to something worth much less that a…

January 2, 2023
Food/Drink

“Dom Pérignon implies the existence of Sub and Switch Pérignon”

Dom Pérignon is a brand of vintage Champagne. Dom Pérignon has nothing to do with "dominance and submission" or "dom/sub," but there are jokes. "Dom Perignon in the…

January 1, 2023
Food/Drink

“Dom Pérignon implies the existence of Sub Pérignon”

Dom Pérignon is a brand of vintage Champagne. Dom Pérignon has nothing to do with "dominance and submission" or "dom/sub," but there are jokes. "Dom Perignon in the…

January 2, 2023
Food/Drink

“Dom Pérignon implies the existence of Submissive Pérignon”

Dom Pérignon is a brand of vintage Champagne. Dom Pérignon has nothing to do with "dominance and submission" or "dom/sub," but there are jokes. "Dom Perignon in the…

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