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May 22, 2023
Work/Businesses

“If Target had a bar, I’d probably never leave”

"If Target had a bar, my life would be perfect" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Target is a retail chain store. "If Target had a bar, it would be the…

May 22, 2023
Work/Businesses

“If Target had a bar, my life would be perfect”

"If Target had a bar, my life would be perfect" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Target is a retail chain store. "If Target had a bar, it would be the…

December 24, 2014
Work/Businesses

“If the customers catch a cold, the manufacturers catch pneumonia”

A business relies on the financial health of its customers. "If the customers (especially large customers) catch a cold, the manufacturers catch pneumonia" is a business adage.…

September 22, 2017
Work/Businesses

“If the grass is greener on the other side, you can bet the water bill is higher”

"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" is an old proverb meaning that everyone's situation in life is seemingly (if not actually) more desirable than one's…

March 22, 2018
Work/Businesses

“If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan, but never the goal”

"If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan, but never the goal" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan, but…

September 6, 2017
Work/Businesses

“If the term ‘military grade’ impresses you, you’ve probably never been in the military”

Some people believe that "military grade" means that a product is very good. If it's good enough for the military -- where life is at stake -- it must be a quality product. However,…

December 16, 2017
Work/Businesses

“If the world is getting smaller, why do postal rates keep going up?”

“If the world is getting smaller, why do they keep raising the postal rates?” is a jocular saying that was printed in many 1961 newspapers. "If the world is really getting smaller, why do…

October 7, 2019
Work/Businesses

“If they act like they can live without you, help them do it”

"If they act like they can live without you, help them do it" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. That is, if people don't value you, then don't…

May 31, 2017
Work/Businesses

“If they don’t chase you when you walk away, keep walking”

"If they don't chase you when you walk away, keep walking" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been used to refer to both personal and…

April 2, 2006
Work/Businesses

“If this nameplate isn’t on the back of your car, you probably paid too much” (Potamkin car dealers)

Victor H. Potamkin established sucessful auto dealerships in New York City, Florida, and elsewhere. He advertised heavily on television, and his car dealership's slogan was: "If this…

June 4, 2021
Work/Businesses

“If this weekend goes as planned, it will not include any actual plans”

"If this weekend goes as planned, it will not include any actual plans" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "If this weekend goes as planned, it will not include any…

May 14, 2021
Work/Businesses

“If we all just stay home for 2 weeks, we could flatten the gas shortage curve”

A temporary closure of the Colonial Pipeline in May 2021 caused gas shortages in the United States. Some people applied Coivd-19 (coronavirus) pandemic logic to the problem. "Maybe if everyone…

February 20, 2025
Work/Businesses

“If we can just get through this month, we only have one more month to go before we need to get through another month”

"If we can just get through this month, we only have one more month to go before we need to get through another month" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people…

February 13, 2015
Work/Businesses

“If we don’t have it, you don’t need it” (store sign)

"If you need it, we have it" is a business slogan that has been advertised since at least 1907. "If we don't have it, you don't need it" is a business slogan that has…

December 22, 2015
Work/Businesses

“If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it?”

"If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it?" is a jocular one-liner that has been printed on GIFs. Leonard Lyons (1906-1976) wrote in his syndicated "The Lyons…

July 17, 2019
Work/Businesses

“If work isn’t fun, you’re not playing on the right team”

"If work isn’t fun, you’re not playing on the right team" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American author Frank Sonnenberg wrote the saying in his book (co-authored…

July 5, 2016
Work/Businesses

“If work was so good, the rich would have kept more of it for themselves”

Haitian writer Jacques Roumain (1907-1944) wrote in Gouverneurs de la Rosée (1944), translated as Masters of the Dew (1947): "If work was such a good thing, the rich would have grabbed it all…

July 26, 2018
Work/Businesses

“If you ain’t makin’ waves, you ain’t kickin’ hard enough”

"If you aren't making waves, you aren't kicking hard enough" ("If you ain't makin' waves, you ain't kickin' hard enough") is a motivational saying…

April 7, 2024
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“If you are a gardener, you can always put ‘Plant Manager’ on your resume”

"If you are a gardener, you can always put/write 'Plant Manager' on your resume" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "If you're a gardener, you…

April 7, 2024
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“If you are a gardener, you can always write ‘Plant Manager’ on your resume”

"If you are a gardener, you can always put/write 'Plant Manager' on your resume" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "If you're a gardener, you…

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