“Paper or plastic?”/“Either. I’m bisacktual.”
A cashier often gives a customer a choice of bags and asks, “Paper or plastic?” A joke is: CASHIER: Paper or plastic?CUSTOMER: Either. I'm bisacksual/bisacktual. "When they ask…
“Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues”
"Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues" is a jocular saying about office supplies that has been printed on several images. "Just read that the paper clip . . . . is…
“Pass the buck” (avoid responsibility)
"Ante up and pass the buck" was a popular poker saying in the 1800s. The "buck" was a knife with a buckhorn handle, and it indicated whose turn it was to deal the cards.…
“Patience is the ability to count down before blasting off”
"Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Patience is the ability to count down before blasting off" was…
“Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off”
Entry in progress -- B.P. 20 June 2008, Townsville (Queensland) Bulletin, "Psyched Up" by Marie Bella, pg. 207:Borrowing the words from an unknown sage: "Patience is the ability to…
“Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off”
"Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Patience is the ability to count down before blasting off" was…
“Patience is what you have when there are too many witnesses”
"Patience is what you have when there are too many witnesses"is a jocular saying about patience -- not losing one's composure -- that has been printed on many images. The saying was…
“Paychecks and weekends have a lot in common. They are short and don’t last long enough”
"Paychecks and weekends have a lot in common. They are short and don't last long enough" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Paychecks and Weekends have a lot in…
“People are hired for their talents and fired for their behavior”
"People are hired for their skills/talents and fired for their attitudes/behavior/personalities" is a popular business adage that is of unknown authorship. "People are hired for…
“People are putting names on food in the company fridge” (joke)
A popular office joke printed on many e-cards is: "Strange new trend at the office. People putting names on food in the company fridge. Today I had a tuna sandwich named Kevin." That is,…
“People Be Flyin Home From Work Like They Gone B Late For The House Or Sumn??”
"I drive home so quick after work like I'm late for the house" is a saying that has been printed on many imaes. Some people can't wait to get home after a day's work.…
“People buy from people they like” (business adage)
"People buy from people they like" is a sales axiom; other things being roughly equal (such as price and quality), people make purchases from someone they like. Dale Carnegie's…
“People can’t take advantage of you if you are useless”
"People can't take advantage of you if you are useless" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "People cant take advantage of you if they think you're…
“People don’t want to hear your opinion. They want to hear their opinion coming out of your mouth”
"You see, people don't want to hear your opinion. They want to hear their opinion, coming out of your mouth" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "@chuckwoolery…
“People get hired for what they know and fired for who they are”
"'People are hired for what they know and fired for who they are.' Ed Ryan" was printed in the book How to Get Rich -- By the Book (1996) by John F. Beehner. People are hired…
“People like hard work when they are paying someone else to do it”
"Most people like hard work. Particularly when they are paying for it" was written by American humorist Franklin P. Jones in the Saturday Evening Post in 1954. "People like hard work…
“People never tell you when it’s their first rodeo, but are eager to inform you when it’s not”
“This ain’t my first rodeo” (or "This is not my first rodeo") is a popular saying. The saying almost always uses the negative in discussing a first rodeo. This was posted on Reddit…
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last—well, neither does bathing”
Billy Sunday (1862-1935) was a popular American evangelist. Someone once commented to him that his conversions don't last. Sunday replied ( a version is cited in print in 1917), "Of…
“People rarely succeed at anything unless they have fun doing it”
American author Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) wrote in How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936): "The chairman of the board of directors of one of the largest rubber companies in the United…
“People think I go out of my way to piss them off. Trust me, it’s not out of my way at all”
"People think I go out of my way to piss them off. Trust me, it's not out of my way at all" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Some people think I go out…