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March 8, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“I don’t wanna party like it’s 1999. I wanna go grocery shopping like it’s 1999”

"I don't wanna party like it's 1999. i wanna grocery shop like it's 1999" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Party like it's 1999" is a line…

March 8, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“I don’t wanna party like it’s 1999. I wanna grocery shop like it’s 1999”

"I don't wanna party like it's 1999. i wanna grocery shop like it's 1999" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Party like it's 1999" is a line…

May 19, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I don’t want to be dramatic, but the work week continuously restarting is literally ruining my life”

For many people, the weekend off work goes by too quickly. It's soon Monday again, and another work week cycle. "I don't wanna be dramatic but the work week continuously restarting…

September 27, 2025
Work/Businesses

“I don’t want to have a career. I want to sit on the porch”

"I do not want to have a career. I want to sit on the porch" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people would rather relax at home than go to work. The saying was…

March 8, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“I don’t want to party like it’s 1999. I want to grocery shop like it’s 1999”

"I don't wanna party like it's 1999. i wanna grocery shop like it's 1999" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Party like it's 1999" is a line…

August 25, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I don’t want to. I don’t have to. You can’t make me. I’m retired”

"I don't want to. I don't have to. You can't make me. I'm retired" is a jocular retirement saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been printed on…

October 21, 2013
Work/Businesses

“I don’t work here. I’m a consultant”

"I don't work here. I'm a consultant" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, hats and coffee mugs. The saying has been cited in print…

February 21, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I don’t work on weekends, or any other day that ends with ‘Y’”

"I don't work on weekends, or any other day that ends with 'Y'" is an anti-work saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Cool Funny…

March 2, 2026
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“I don’t know whose manager needs to hear this, but pizza is not a bonus”

Many managers see employees working hard and reward them with pizza. The employees, however, really want bonuses. A pizza meme was posted on Facebook by Drew Kamin on October 15, 2019. "When…

June 2, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I don’t make mistakes. I make spicy decisions”

"I don’t make mistakes. I make spicy decisions" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I don’t make mistakes, only spicy decisions" was posted on X/Twitter by…

May 4, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“I don’t need a morning person to motivate me; I just need coffee”

"I don’t need a morning person to motivate me; I just need coffee" was posted on Facebook by Amar Amin on November 6, 2024. Authorship of the coffee saying is unknown. Facebook Amar…

December 24, 2025
Banking/Finance/InsuranceHolidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“I don’t need the Grinch to steal Christmas, the cost of living already did that”

"I don’t need the Grinch to steal Christmas, the cost of living already did (that)" is a saying that has been printed on many images. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (a…

June 4, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I don’t think the Renaissance Festival should be closed, because having a real plague there…”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic cancelled many entertainments. "I don’t think the Renaissance Festival should be closed, because having a real life plague there will add to the…

April 3, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I don’t work on Fridays, I make appearances”

"I don’t work on Fridays, I make appearances" is a jocular Friday saying that has been printed on many images. "I don’t work on Fridays… I make appearances" was posted on…

October 6, 2025
Work/Businesses

“I dream of a day when paper-towel manufacturers just say how many rolls are in the package, and not how many hypothetical rolls…”

Paper towel rolls come in all different sizes. Some thick rolls can say "8=12" on the package, and this can be confusing. This comment was posted on X/Twitter by Howard Mittelmark on…

July 28, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I drive home so quick 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.…

October 12, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I endorse podiums. That’s a product I can stand behind!”

Several jokes state that a podium is a product that a salesman can stand behind. However, you stand on a podium, and you stand behind a lectern. "It must really suck to be a podium salesman.…

June 1, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I enjoy long romantic walks in Costco”

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: CostcoCostco Wholesale Corporation (doing business as Costco Wholesale and also known simply as Costco) is an American multinational corporation which operates a…

June 25, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I failed my drug test again. Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever get my pharmacy degree”

Drug tests are often given at work, but sometimes a different kind of drug test is given at school. "I failed my drug test again. Sometimes I wonder if I'll EVER get my pharmacy…

June 6, 2025
Work/Businesses

“I feel a spree coming on, but will it be shopping or killing?”

"I feel a spree coming on. It's either shopping or killing, I haven't decided yet" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I feel a spree coming on, but…

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