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June 26, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I know an introverted entrepreneur in the coal industry. He mined his own business”

"Mind your business" shouldn't be confused with "mined your business," but there are jokes. "I sell coal for a living because I took everyone's advice and mined…

June 15, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I learn from the mistakes of people who take my advice”

It's an old proverb that people should learn from the mistakes of other people. "I learn from the mistakes of people who take/took my advice" is a jocular saying that has been…

June 16, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I learn from the mistakes of people who took my advice”

It's an old proverb that people should learn from the mistakes of other people. "I learn from the mistakes of people who take/took my advice" is a jocular saying that has been…

June 1, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I like long romantic walks down every aisle at Target”

Entry in progress -- BP TwitterYakubu dauda@lakefancyzkI like long romantic walks down every aisle at Target. – Unknown11:44 AM · Apr 24, 2023

April 27, 2022
Work/Businesses

“I like to give a percentage of my earnings to Charity…and other strippers”

"Charity" is (or was) a popular stripper name. The Broadway musical Sweet Charity (1966) and its 1969 movie adaptation further popularized the "Charity" name. "I give to…

August 3, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I like to refer to horrible decisions I’ve made in the past by saying ‘yeah, that was a weird time in my life’’”

Many people try to dismiss something as part of a strange time in their lives -- then they admit that it's all been strange, at all times. "I love to dismiss my horrible decisions by…

October 4, 2015
Work/Businesses

“I looked for the key to success and then found it’s a combination lock”

People often seek the key (or keys) to success. The "key" is a metaphor, but another metaphor is often added -- that success is a "combination lock." Business author Jonathan…

November 23, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I lost my job as a yes man because I no too much”

A joke about a "yes man" was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on November 23, 2017: "I lost my job as a yes man because I no too much." The one-liner is a pun on "know too…

June 15, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I lost my job at the zoo recently…” (joke)

Zoo signs such as "Do not feed the animals" are for the public and not for zoo staff, but there are jokes. "I was always one to follow the rules...at the zoo the sign said don't…

September 29, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I lost my job making stencils. They said I wasn’t cut out for it”

"I lost my job making stencils. They said I wasn't cut out for it. #repundancy" is a jocular work saying that was posted on Twitter by Wobin on May 24, 2011. "Got sacked from my…

June 8, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I love asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because I’m still looking for ideas”

"I love asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because I'm still looking for ideas" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown.…

June 6, 2012
Work/Businesses

“I love deadlines; I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by”

"I love deadlines; I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by" is usually credited to the English writer Douglas Adams (1952-2001), best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to…

September 4, 2016
Work/Businesses

“I love hard work. I could watch it all day”

English author Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927) wrote about work in Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) (1889): "It always seems to me that I am doing more work than I should do. It is…

April 9, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I love having a job, I just hate going”

"I love having a job, I just hate going" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on several images. "I love having a job, I just hate working" was posted on X/Twitter by…

April 13, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I love having a job, I just hate working”

"I love having a job, I just hate going" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on several images. "I love having a job, I just hate working" was posted on X/Twitter by…

April 12, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I love having a job. I just hate goin to that mf”

"I love having a job, I just hate going" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on several images. "I love having a job, I just hate working" was posted on X/Twitter by…

December 9, 2016
Work/Businesses

“I love my boss (I’m self-employed)”

"I love my boss. I love my job. I'm self-employed" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The bumper sticker saying has been cited in print since at least 1993.…

April 12, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I love my job, I just hate going”

"I love having a job, I just hate going" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on several images. "I love having a job, I just hate working" was posted on X/Twitter by…

April 13, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I love my job, I just hate working”

"I love having a job, I just hate going" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on several images. "I love having a job, I just hate working" was posted on X/Twitter by…

April 4, 2025
Work/Businesses

“I love people that have no idea how wonderful they are and just wander around making the world a better place”

"I love people that have no idea how wonderful they are and just wander around making the World a better place" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I love people that…

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