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September 1, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I stopped living paycheck to paycheck. Now I live direct deposit to direct deposit”

"I grew up living paycheck to paycheck, but through hard work and perseverance, I now live direct deposit to direct deposit" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…

October 26, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I survived a Monday, and for what? Tuesday? Disgusting”

"I survived a Tuesday, and for what? Wednesday? Disgusting" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Both Tuesday and Wednesday are usually work days. "i survived a…

October 26, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I survived a Monday, and for what? Tuesday? When does it end?”

"I survived a Tuesday, and for what? Wednesday? Disgusting" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Both Tuesday and Wednesday are usually work days. "i survived a…

October 26, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I survived a Tuesday, and for what? Wednesday? Disgusting”

"I survived a Tuesday, and for what? Wednesday? Disgusting" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Both Tuesday and Wednesday are usually work days. "i survived a…

October 26, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I survived a Tuesday, and for what? Wednesday? When does it end?”

"I survived a Tuesday, and for what? Wednesday? Disgusting" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Both Tuesday and Wednesday are usually work days. "i survived a…

October 26, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I survived a Wednesday, and for what? Thursday? Disgusting”

"I survived a Tuesday, and for what? Wednesday? Disgusting" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Both Tuesday and Wednesday are usually work days. "i survived a…

October 26, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I survived a Wednesday, and for what? Thursday? When does it end?”

"I survived a Tuesday, and for what? Wednesday? Disgusting" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Both Tuesday and Wednesday are usually work days. "i survived a…

July 28, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I talk a lot of shit about Mondays, but Tuesdays can go fuck themselves, too”

"I talk a lot of shit about Mondays, but Tuesdays can go fuck themselves, too" is a saying that has been printed on many images Many people hate Monday, the start of the traditional work…

July 28, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“I talk a lot of trash about Mondays, but Tuesdays can go fuck themselves, too”

"I talk a lot of shit about Mondays, but Tuesdays can go fuck themselves, too" is a saying that has been printed on many images Many people hate Monday, the start of the traditional work…

April 8, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I taught my daughter what the word ‘bargain’ meant” (joke)

"I'd like to thank the person who taught me the meaning of the word 'bargain', it means a great deal" was posted on Twitter by Spocksgoat on December 17, 2014. A form of…

June 24, 2016
Work/Businesses

“I tell new hires, ‘Don’t think of me as your boss, think of me as a friend who can fire you’”

A popular work one-liner is: "I tell new hires, 'Don’t think of me as your boss, think of me as a friend who can fire you.'" "Boss = a friend who can fire you" was…

October 21, 2025
Work/Businesses

“I think ‘noted’ is the corporate version of ‘whatever’”

"'Noted' is the corporate version of 'whatever'" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Whatever" is often used to express indifference,…

January 20, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I think I aced my drug test at work yesterday. Nobody got higher than me”

Getting high on a test might be good, but getting high on a drug test might be bad. "I think I aced my drug test at work yesterday. Nobody got higher than me" was posted on Reddit --…

October 27, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I think I need to quit my job to focus on my laundry”

Having a job interferes with many other life tasks, like putting away laundry. "might quit my job to focus on actually putting away my laundry" was posted on X/Twitter by ely kreimendahl…

January 26, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I think I still have some unfinished procrastinating to do from yesterday”

"I think I still have some unfinished procrastinating to do from yesterday" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I think I still have some unfinished…

May 3, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceWork/Businesses

“I think I’m pretty smart until I’m asked to tap to pay for something- here? where? here? do it again? did that work?”

"Tap to Pay" might be a simple system to some, but it confuses others. This was posted on X/Twitter by Mommy Needs A Life on March 5, 2024: "I think I’m pretty smart until I’m…

April 24, 2022
Work/Businesses

“I think it would be great if Walmart added an upper level observation deck with a full bar”

"I think it would be great if Walmart added an upper level observation deck with a full bar" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Walmart is an American multinational retail…

July 15, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I think it’s wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly”

The game of Monopoly has been published by Parker Brothers -- and only Parker Brothers -- since 1935. A popular joke is: "I think it's wrong that only one company makes the game…

March 29, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I think my coworkers are gay. Every time I walk by they mumble, ‘What an ass!’”

"RT @Gotham3: I believe my colleagues are gay. Whenever I walk past them, I can overhear them saying 'What an Ass'" was posted on Twitter by Nkululeko Lee-Brinn Suikerbossie on…

February 15, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I think my iPhone is broken. I pressed the home button and I’m still at work”

"I think my iPhone is broken. I pressed the home button and I'm still at work" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. "I keep pushing the 'home'…

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