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January 24, 2026
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I asked my boss if I could leave half an hour early the other day. He said ‘only if you make up the time’...”

When an employee has to "make up the time," that means, for example, staying late until a job is done. It doesn't mean making up a fictional time, but there are jokes. "I asked…

July 28, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I be flying home after work like I’m late for the house”

"I drive home so quick after work like I'm late for the house" is a saying that has been printed on many imaes. Some people can't wait to get home after a day's work.…

February 13, 2025
Work/Businesses

“I be hella fake at work using words I never use irl like ‘awesome’”

Many people act fake at work, pretending to be pleasant and agreeable with co-workers. "I'm so fake at work. I honestly don't give two fucks about how your days been going smh"…

August 13, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I beat my boss over the head with a pie chart. I’ve been charged with a graph-aided assault”

A work pun was posted on the website PunGents.com on August 4, 2017: "So… I beat my boss over the head with a pie chart. And they charged me with a graph-aided assault." "A…

September 6, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I bet Dracula does all his shopping online, just so he can keep clicking on ‘Your Account’”

"Your account" shouldn't be confused with "You're a Count," but there are several Count Dracula puns. "RT @GaryDelaney: I bet Dracula does all his shopping…

April 11, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I bought an expensive ruler, just for good measure”

The expression "for good measure" usually doesn't involve actual measuring, but there are jokes. "I needed to buy a new ruler and they were 2 for 50p. I bought an extra one for…

June 27, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I bought my wig at a discount store. Didn’t want toupee full price”

"Toupee" sounds like "to pay." A joke was posted on Sickipedia on December 20, 2019: "I bought my wig at a discount store. Didn't want toupee full price."…

July 21, 2016
Work/Businesses

“I build yachts in my attic. Sails are going through the roof”

"Sales/Profits are going through the roof” is an expression meaning that a business is generating a lot of money. One pun on "sales"/"sails" is: "I started a…

October 21, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I called the Tinnitus hotline earlier, but it just kept ringing”

Tinnitus is a disease that is ringing sound in one's ears. A pun was posted on Twitter by Graham Perry on October 25, 2009: "I called the tinnitus hotline but it just kept ringing."…

December 17, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I can do anything, as long as there’s a looming deadline and serious consequences”

"I can do anything, as long as there’s a looming deadline and serious consequences" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on X/Twitter by Artform on…

May 5, 2022
Work/Businesses

“I can either work well with others or pass a drug test. But not both”

"Sorry, boss... You can either expect me to work well with others or pass a drug test. It can't be both" (or "I can either work well with others or pass a drug test. But not…

October 25, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I can feel Monday staring at me from across the weekend”

Monday always looms and casts a pall over the weekend. Monday usually signals a return to the work week. "Monday is already sending me threatening glances from across the room" was posted…

July 16, 2011
Work/Businesses

“I can get it for you wholesale”

I Can Get It for You Wholesale is the title of a 1937 novel by Jerome Weidman (1913-1998) about New York City's garment industry. The book was loosely adapted into a 1951 film starring Susan…

January 22, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I can hear Monday morning already whispering ‘Go fuck yourself’ into my ear”

"I can hear Monday morning already whispering 'Go fuck yourself' into my ear" is a jocular Monday work saying that has been printed on many images. "I can already hear…

April 27, 2012
Work/Businesses

“I can please only one person per day; today is not your day; tomorrow’s not looking good either”

A popular office saying is "I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow's not looking good, either." The saying is often attributed to the Dilbert comic…

July 15, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“I can relate to blenders because I also scream while doing my job”

"I can relate to blenders because I also scream while (I'm) doing my job" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Blenders are usually loud. "I can relate to…

July 15, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“I can relate to blenders because I also scream while I’m doing my job”

"I can relate to blenders because I also scream while (I'm) doing my job" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Blenders are usually loud. "I can relate to…

December 2, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I can tell if people are judgemental just by looking at them”

"I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them.…

September 15, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I can tell if people are judgmental just by looking at them”

"I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them.…

December 4, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I can tell people are judgemental just by looking at them”

"I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them.…

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