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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…

June 6, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I love sarcasm. It’s like punching people in the face, but with words”

"I love sarcasm. It's like punching people in the face, but with words" is a jocular one-line saying about sarcasm that has been printed on many images. "Sarcasm is another way…

December 9, 2022
Work/Businesses

“I love the smell of don’t fuck with me in the morning”

"I love the smell of don't fuck with me in the morning" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I love the smell of coffee in the morning" is the usual saying.…

October 11, 2015
Work/Businesses

“I love the smell of possibility in the morning”

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning" is a famous line in the film Apocalypse Now (1979). "I love the smell of possibility in the morning" is a saying that has been…

August 3, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I love to dismiss my horrible decisions 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…

September 4, 2015
Work/Businesses

“I love when my boss catches me doing work”

Employees often live in fear of when a boss catches them not doing work. "I love when my boss catches me doing work" is a jocular saying of the opposite situation. "Gotta love when…

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