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February 12, 2026
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“I used to have my own business making ski slopes. That went downhill”

Many skiing jokes have it that things started off OK, but "went downhill." "couple met on ski trip? .things went downhill after that" was posted on X/Twitter by Mick O Callaghan…

January 27, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I used to just crastinate. Then I decided to go pro”

"I used to just crastinate. Then I decided to go pro" is a jocular procrastination saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm an amateur crastinator. Someday I'll…

February 4, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I used to run a riding school, but business kept falling off”

"I used to have a riding academy, but business kept falling off" is a horse joke that was printed in the book Milton Berle's Private Joke File (1989) by Milton Berle. "I used to…

August 2, 2016
Work/Businesses

“I used to run an origami company, but it folded”

An unsuccessful business "folds," and there's a classic pun: "I used to run an origami company, but it folded." "I once owned an origami business, until one day it…

January 11, 2026
Work/Businesses

“I used to think adulthood was one crisis after another. I was wrong. Multiple crises. Concurrently. All at once. All the time. Forever”

Adulthood is not one crisis, and that's solved, and then that's followed by another crisis. Adulthood, some people discover, is much worse than that. "I used to think that adulthood…

June 9, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure”

"I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure" (or "I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The…

January 11, 2026
Work/Businesses

“I used to think that adulthood was one crisis after another. I was wrong. As it turns out, adulthood is multiple crises, concurrently, all the time, forever”

Adulthood is not one crisis, and that's solved, and then that's followed by another crisis. Adulthood, some people discover, is much worse than that. "I used to think that adulthood…

June 28, 2020
Work/Businesses

“I used to work at a cutlery store, but I quit. No more Mr. Knife guy”

"Mr. Nice Guy" should not be confused with "Mr. Knife Guy," but there are jokes. "The UK's sole remaining cutlery repair business closed today. No more Mr Knife…

September 17, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded”

"I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded" is a pun that was posted on the newsgroup alt.tasteless.jokes on February 23, 2001. Blankets are folded frequently. “I used to run…

July 1, 2018
Work/Businesses

“I used to work in a diving school, but the company went under”

A company that's bankrupt and closes is said to have "gone under" (as if buried). There are several diving company/school jokes. "Friend's had to cancel his deep sea diving…

January 15, 2017
Work/Businesses

“I used to work in a shoe-recycling shop. It was sole-destroying”

Is working in a shoe shop "sole-destroying"? "I think I'll leave the shoe shop soon and find a better paying job"/"One that's not so sole-destroying?" was…

June 17, 2019
Work/Businesses

“I used to work in a tiddlywinks factory, but it was counter productive”

Some jobs are "counter productive, but what if it's a job making counters? "My dad used to work in a tiddlywink factory. But he didn’t like it. He said it was counter…

April 18, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I used to work in a watch factory. I sat around making faces all day”

A watch has a face, and there is a very old joke about that. "I have two jobs open. I've got a chance to go making faces in a watch factory or drawing mugs in a beer hall" was…

July 11, 2012
Work/Businesses

“I used up all my sick days, so I called in dead” (workplace saying)

"I used up all my sick days, so I called in dead" (or "I ran out of sick days, so I called in dead") is an office saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as…

August 1, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I wake up with a good attitude every day. Then idiots happen”

"I wake up with a good attitude every day. Then idiots happen" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I wake up with a good attitude everyday, but then idiots…

August 1, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I wake up with a good attitude every morning. Then idiots happen”

"I wake up with a good attitude every day. Then idiots happen" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I wake up with a good attitude everyday, but then idiots…

March 30, 2023
Work/Businesses

“I wanna be nice, but then people happen”

"I wanna be nice, but then people happen" is a saying that has been printed on many images. FacebookMore Crazy StuffMarch 30, 2023 at 5:58 PM · (The following text is shown on an image.…

May 8, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I want to be a nice person, but everyone is just so stupid”

"I want to be a nice person, but everyone is just so stupid" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I want to be a nice person, but people are just so fucking…

May 8, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I want to be a nice person, but everyone is so stupid”

"I want to be a nice person, but everyone is just so stupid" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I want to be a nice person, but people are just so fucking…

May 8, 2021
Work/Businesses

“I want to be a nice person, but people are so stupid”

"I want to be a nice person, but everyone is just so stupid" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I want to be a nice person, but people are just so fucking…

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