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July 8, 2018
Work/Businesses

“My colleague can no longer attend next week’s Innuendo Seminar, so I have to fill her slot”

"My colleague can no longer attend next weeks Innuendo Seminar so I have to fill her slot instead. http://sickipedia.org/joke/1562991" was posted on Twitter on April 14, 2014. The…

April 10, 2023
Work/Businesses

“My colleague is playing heavy metal at work. He’s totally office rocker”

"Off his rocker" (meaning a crazy person) sounds like "office rocker." "My boss traded in his desk chair for a recliner & became addicted to playing 'Guitar…

July 14, 2019
Work/Businesses

“My colleagues at work have given me the nickname ‘Mr. Compromise’” (joke)

"My nickname is Mr. Compromise. Thats what all my friends call me. Though it's not the name I would have picked for myself...it's alright, I guess" is a joke that was posted on…

February 2, 2026
Work/Businesses

“My coworker and I were talking about capitalism and he said this: ‘the earth is a resort for like 500 rich people and the rest of us are just the staff’”

Many people feel that the rich own the world and everyone else seems to be just there to serve them. "My coworker and I were talking about capitalism and he said this: 'the earth is a…

May 5, 2019
Work/Businesses

“My dad always said, ‘Work until your bank account looks like a phone number.’ Balance: $9.11”

"Work until your bank account looks like a phone number” is a popular saying that went viral in September 2014. A popular joke is that the phone number is "911" -- the emergency…

March 17, 2019
Work/Businesses

“My dad was a workaholic. Every time someone mentioned work, he got drunk”

"My dad was a workaholic. Every time someone mentioned work, he got drunk" is a joke that has been printed on many images. The word "workaholic" is not an exact portmanteau of…

November 25, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My deer cloning operation has succeeded! I can finally make a quick buck”

Making a "quick buck" has nothing to do with deer, but there are jokes. "I think I've perfected a speedy way of cloning deer. I should make a quick buck" was posted on…

July 7, 2022
Work/Businesses

“My dream job is no job. I just want to get paid for breathing”

"My dream job is no job. I just want to get paid for breathing" was posted on Facebook by Jakiera Davis Conner on May 31, 2012. The post had over 67,000 shares. Facebook Jakiera Davis…

September 16, 2021
Work/Businesses

“My dream job is to work for a manufacturer of lamps because of the light workload”

A "light workload doesn't usually involve lights, but there are jokes. This was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on October 29, 2017: "My dream job is to work for a manufacturer of…

February 1, 2016
Work/Businesses

“My dream job would be getting paid to sleep”

People are sometimes asked about their dream job. A funny response is: "My dream job is getting paid to sleep." "My dream job would be getting paid to sleep" was cited on…

February 23, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My family says I talk in my sleep, but nobody at work has ever mentioned it”

"My family/husband/wife says I talk in my sleep, but nobody at work has ever mentioned it" -- that is, the speaker sleeps at work -- is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many…

July 24, 2014
Work/Businesses

“My family’s in the iron and steel business” (joke)

"My family's in the iron and steel business," goes an old joke. "My mother irons and my father steals." The joke appeared in a college humor magazine in 1930 (the Google…

June 26, 2024
Work/Businesses

“My father owned a coal company, but mostly kept it to himself. Mined his own business”

"Mind your business" shouldn't be confused with "mined your business," but there are jokes. "I sell coal for a living because I took everyone's advice and mined…

May 29, 2021
Work/Businesses

“My father used to say, ‘You don’t always get what you pay for’” (joke)

"You don't always get what you pay for" is an old saying. A joke version was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on May 28, 2021: "My father used to say, 'You don't always…

November 9, 2024
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“My father worked ten hours a day to put food on the table. Great dad, very slow cook”

"My father worked ten hours a day to put food on the table. Great dad, very slow cook" is a joke that was posted on X/Twitter by Mark Simmons on February 13, 2020. The joke is that…

July 30, 2017
Work/Businesses

“My favorite co-worker is the coffee machine”

"My favorite co-worker is the coffee machine" is a work saying that has been printed in many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on September 6, 2014. “Coffee is my favorite…

July 16, 2026
Work/Businesses

“My favorite emails are the ones that let you know that your order has shipped”

Many people dislike receiving many emails, but "Your order has been shipped" is an email that's usually a favorite. "My favorite emails always begin with, your order has…

July 16, 2026
Work/Businesses

“My favorite emails are the ones that tell me my order has been shipped”

Many people dislike receiving many emails, but "Your order has been shipped" is an email that's usually a favorite. "My favorite emails always begin with, your order has…

July 16, 2026
Work/Businesses

“My favorite emails to receive are ‘order shipped’ emails”

Many people dislike receiving many emails, but "Your order has been shipped" is an email that's usually a favorite. "My favorite emails always begin with, your order has…

April 7, 2021
Work/Businesses

“My favorite outdoor activity is getting my packages at the door and bringing them in”

Many people are not outdoor types. A comment was posted on Twitter by Laurent Perrier on April 1, 2021: "My favorite outdoors activity is getting my packages at the door and bringing them…

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