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July 21, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Expectations are premeditated resentments”

"Expectations are premeditated resentments" is a saying of unknown authorship. "If the old saying that 'expectations are premeditated resentments' is true, then our…

April 7, 2022
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Expecting truth from corporate media is like expecting love from a prostitute”

"Expecting truth from corporate media is like expecting love from a prostitute. That's not why they exist" was printed on a meme on Twitter by The Free Thought Project 2.0 on March…

August 4, 2012
Education/Schools

“Experience gives us the tests first and the lessons later”

"Experience is the best teacher" is a proverb that can be traced back to classical Rome. "Experience gives us the tests first and the lessons later" is a popular saying, showing…

February 23, 2011
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Experience is a comb that life gives you after you lose your hair”

“Experience is a comb that life gives you after you lose your hair" is credited to Judith Stern. In his March 1955 syndicated newspaper column "Try and Stop Me," Bennett Cerf…

April 1, 2015
Education/Schools

“Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is high”

"Experientia docet (experience teaches) is a Latin phrase. "Experience is the best teacher" is a proverb that has been cited since at least the 18th century. The tuition cost was…

September 5, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Experience is what enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again”

"Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It was printed in an Illinois newspaper…

December 24, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted”

"Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted" is a popular saying that became even more popular when it was used by Randy Pausch (1960-2008) in his book speech…

March 1, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Explain it to me like I wear a mask alone in my car”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many people wearing facemasks, especially indoors. Some people even wore a facemask while driving alone in their car. To other people, this was a…

March 1, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Explain this to me like I wear a mask alone in my car”

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many people wearing facemasks, especially indoors. Some people even wore a facemask while driving alone in their car. To other people, this was a…

March 4, 2022
Food/Drink

“Extra virgin olive oil implies the existence of extra Chad olive oil”

"Extra virgin" olive oil comes from the first cold press of the olives, but there are "virgin" jokes. Many people believe there should be "extra Chad olive oil" and…

March 4, 2022
Food/Drink

“Extra virgin olive oil implies the existence of extra slutty olive oil”

"Extra virgin" olive oil comes from the first cold press of the olives, but there are "virgin" jokes. Many people believe there should be "extra Chad olive oil" and…

December 13, 2008
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” (newsboy shout)

"Extra! Extra! Read all about it!" The cry of the newsboys is well-remembered, even if the newsboys haven't survived into the internet age of the 21st century. Newspapers published…

July 3, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Eyes hurt from excess screen time? There’s a nap for that”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterRob Horlock@RobHorlockDo you struggle to keep your eyes open after working online? - there's a nap for that ... #humour #jokes #fun12:27 PM · Jan 24,…

May 25, 2023
Transportation

“Eyes on the road and your head out of your apps” (transportation message)

"Get your head out of your apps" is a saying that has been printed on many images. It's a pun on "get your head out of your ass." The saying was first used to advise people…

March 13, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“f(x) walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A math version is: "f(x) walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender says,…

December 10, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“F@ck the s@ck” (FTS)

"The suck" is a popular Marine Corps term from the 1990s to describe military life. The term "embrace the suck" became popular in 2003, during the Iraq War. "Fuck the…

February 25, 2015
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“F/8 and be there” (photography adage)

"F/8 and be there" is a famous adage of photographic journalism. "f/8" is a standard lens aperture; the important part of taking news photographs is, therefore, to "be…

April 6, 2015
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Face your problems, don’t Facebook them”

"Face your problems, don't Facebook them" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. "FACE your problems. Don't FACEbook your problems" was cited on Twitter on…

May 28, 2024
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

“Facebook be boring until the unemployed people wake up around 11:30 and start they shit”

"Facebook is boring AF until the unemployed people wake up around 11:30 and start their shit" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Unemployed people wake up later and have…

October 23, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetWork/Businesses

“Facebook be finding people you made eye contact with in line at Walmart”

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Facebook Facebook is an American social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta. Facebook All You Can Eat October…

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