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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'…

June 8, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I think my problem is that I have really fantastic bad ideas”

"I think my problem is that I have really fantastic bad ideas" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Boldomatic on June 20, 2013.…

July 20, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I think we need to stop calling it ‘working from home’ and start calling it ‘living at work’”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreakThe 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute…

November 11, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I think you press ‘0’ to be connected with customer service because that’s the amount of help”

Many companies have the "press 0" telephone option to speak to a live representative. Kent Graham posted on Twitter on September 4, 2014: "I think you press '0' to be…

October 15, 2015
Work/Businesses

“I thought about becoming a psychic, but I didn’t know what people would think”

The psychic profession has its share of jokes. "I thought about becoming a psychic, but couldn't see any future in it" was cited in print in March 2009. "I thought about…

May 26, 2024
TransportationWork/Businesses

“I thought training as an airport baggage handler would be easy, but actually there’s a lot to take on board”

The expression "a lot to take on board" means that there's a lot to consider (or learn or do), but a joke takes this expression literally. "Started a new job as a airport…

October 13, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I told a joke on a Zoom call today and no one laughed. I guess I’m not remotely funny”

Zoom video communications became popular in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. Some people told jokes on Zoom calls. "I told a joke on a Zoom call today and no one laughed. I guess I'm…

February 24, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I told my boss I needed a pay raise. I said that three other companies are after me” (joke)

There's an old joke about an employee asking for a raise: EMPLOYEE: I need a pay raise, sir. Three companies are after me!BOSS: What companies?EMPLOYEE: The gas company, the water company and…

September 20, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I told my hot coworker how I felt and she felt the same way. So I turned on the air conditioning”

A "hot co-worker" is sometimes just hot. "Told hot coworker how I felt and she felt the same way. I opened the window" was posted on Twitter by Alexander Gibbons on April 4,…

February 21, 2022
Work/Businesses

“I took my dead cat to a taxidermist, but they stuffed the wrong end. It was a cat-ass-trophy”

"Catastrophe" shouldn't be confused with "cat ass trophy," but there are jokes. "I thought a catastrophe was when the taxidermist stuffed the wrong end ofthat cougar…

November 14, 2025
Banking/Finance/InsuranceEducation/SchoolsWork/Businesses

“I took out a loan to go to school so I could get a job to pay off my school loans”

School loans can feel like years of poverty. "I’m so glad I went to school and studied hard so I could get a good job and pay off my student loans and 10 years later...still feel poor…

June 21, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I totally understand how batteries feel because I’m rarely ever included in things either”

"Batteries not included" is a famous line that is associated with many products. "I (totally) understand how batteries feel because I'm rarely (ever) included in things…

June 24, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I tried to be normal once. Worst two minutes of my life”

"I tried to be normal once. Worst two minutes of my life" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Hey , i tried to be normal once.. worst 15 seconds of my life…

June 26, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I tried to go to a moving sale today, but I couldn’t catch up to it”

A "moving sale" isn't a sale that constantly moves. It's a sale where the owner of the house is moving, or the business is moving, and things need to be sold. However, there are…

January 10, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I tried to walk into a Target, but I missed”

A joke about Target stores was told by American stand-up comedian Mitch Hedberg (1968-2005) and has been printed on many images: "I tried to walk into Target, but I missed. I think the…

December 1, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I used to be a lifeguard until some blue kid got me fired”

A racial joke about employment has been told by stand-up comedian Larry the Cable Guy since at least 2005: "I used to be a lifeguard until some blue kid got me fired." The joke is that…

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