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March 16, 2024
Work/Businesses

“If anyone has any experience with anything or knows anything about something please let me know”

"If anyone has any experience with anything or knows anything please let me know" (or "If anyone has any experience with anything or knows anything about something please let me…

March 16, 2024
Work/Businesses

“If anyone has any experience with anything or knows anything please let me know”

"If anyone has any experience with anything or knows anything please let me know" (or "If anyone has any experience with anything or knows anything about something please let me…

March 26, 2018
Work/Businesses

“If anyone tells you your dreams are silly, there’s a millionaire who invented the pool noodle”

"If anyone ever tells you your dreams are silly, remember there’s some millionaire walking around who invented the Pool Noodle" is a jocular line that has been printed on several…

September 10, 2016
Work/Businesses

“If assholes could fly, this place would be an airport”

"If assholes/idiots could fly, this place would be an airport" is a saying that has been printed on many images The saying reflects many workers' opinions of their workplaces.…

August 6, 2024
Work/Businesses

“If at first you do succeed, try not to look astonished”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

June 18, 2023
Work/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, call dad”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

May 31, 2018
Work/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, call it version 1.0”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

August 26, 2012
Work/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

July 4, 2018
Work/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, pay someone else to do it for you”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

August 30, 2012
Work/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, redefine success”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

May 22, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, reward failure by throwing more money at it.—The Government”

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace “try, try again.” "If at first you…

June 5, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, try a gin”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

September 8, 2012
Work/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, try management”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

January 3, 2017
Work/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, try two more times so your failure is statistically significant”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

June 5, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try a gin”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

July 15, 2017
Work/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, we have a lot in common”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

August 27, 2012
Work/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, you’re running about average”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

February 17, 2023
Work/Businesses

“If at first you don’t succeed, drink whiskey. You’ll be amazed how little you care”

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem verse from the 1830s. The verse has many joke endings that replace "try, try again." "If at…

April 16, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“If being in space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut, then I’m a proctologist”

Blue Origin NS-31 was a sub-orbital spaceflight on April 14, 2025. It lasted only about 15 minutes, but the crew members were called "astronauts." This was posted on X/Twitter by Jeremy…

November 15, 2019
Work/Businesses

“If by living the American dream you mean paycheck to paycheck then yes I am”

"If by living the American dream you mean paycheck to paycheck then yes I am" is a saying that has been printed on an ecard. The saying was posted on Twitter by Drunk N Naughty on…

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