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April 7, 2021
Work/Businesses

“My favorite outdoors 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…

February 9, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My favorite part about having a job is assuming you’re fired every time your boss calls…”

A call from the boss can put fear into an employee. "My favorite part about having a job is assuming you’re fired every time your boss calls you into their office" was posted on Twitter…

June 25, 2016
Work/Businesses

“My favorite position is CEO” (“A woman’s favorite position is CEO”)

"My favorite position is CEO" (or "A woman favorite position is CEO") is a jocular line that has been printed on many gift items, such as bumper stickers, T-shirts and coffee…

November 30, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My favorite way to online shop is just to yell out what I’m looking for and wait for an ad”

"My favorite way to online shop is just yelling out exactly what I’m looking for until an ad for it pops up on my feed" was posted on Twitter by Janet Forklift on October 4, 2020. The…

July 24, 2025
Work/Businesses

“My first job was posing like a mannequin in the window of a clothing store. I held that position for a long time”

An employee might say that he or she "held a position for a long time." This doesn't mean a physical position, but there are jokes. "My first job was posing like a mannequin in…

May 4, 2017
Work/Businesses

“My formula for success is rise early, work late and strike oil”

"My formula for success is rise early, work late and strike oil" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Origin is uncertain. "How to get rich farming -- rise early, work…

August 7, 2018
Work/Businesses

“My friend is a professional sleep walker. He is living the dream”

A person who has a dream job is "living the dream." But suppose that person is a professional sleepwalker or a professional sleeper? "Sleepwalker livin the dream, sleepwalker sing…

August 7, 2018
Work/Businesses

“My friend is a professional sleeper. He is living the dream”

A person who has a dream job is "living the dream." But suppose that person is a professional sleepwalker or a professional sleeper? "Sleepwalker livin the dream, sleepwalker sing…

March 15, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My friend is making easy money by selling pictures of salmon dressed in human clothes…” (joke)

The idiom "like shooting fish in a barrel" (meaning something that is extremely easy) shouldn't be confused with "shooting fish in apparel," but there are jokes. "My…

October 9, 2016
Work/Businesses

“My friend used my to-do list to roll a blunt. He’s high on my list of priorities”

Managers often make to-do lists. A joke was posted on Twitter on April 9, 2016: "My friend just used my to-do list to roll a joint... He's high on my list of priorities." "My…

March 15, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My friend’s getting rich by selling photos of koi in clothes…” (joke)

The idiom "like shooting fish in a barrel" (meaning something that is extremely easy) shouldn't be confused with "shooting fish in apparel," but there are jokes. "My…

May 10, 2017
Work/Businesses

“My friends and I started a business where we weigh tiny items. It’s a small scale operation”

A business pun was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on May 3, 2017: "My friends and I started a business where we weigh tiny items. It’s a small scale operation." The joke was posted several…

July 21, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My friends say I’m a pessimist. But I think it’s far worse than that”

"My friends say I’m a pessimist. But I think it’s far worse than that...." is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Col on April 27, 2019. "My friend's say I'm a…

July 31, 2018
Work/Businesses

“My fruit and vegetable business has gone into liquidation. We now sell smoothies”

A business that goes into "liquidation" usually doesn't literally become liquid, but there are jokes. "My fruit and vegetable business has gone into liquidation. We now sell…

March 25, 2019
Work/Businesses

“My goal this weekend is to move just enough so people don’t think I’m dead”

"My goal this weekend is to move just enough so people don't think I'm dead" is a jocular weekend saying that has been printed on many images. "My goal this weekend is to…

March 10, 2022
Work/Businesses

“My graffiti removal company went bust today, but the writing had been on the wall for some time”

Many employees see "the writing on the wall" at their places of employment, an idiom meaning that the employment situation might be ending soon. A joke takes the idiom literally. "my…

October 12, 2021
Work/Businesses

“My grandfather was the best damn podium salesman. He always stood behind his product”

Several jokes state that a podium is a product that a salesman can stand behind. However, you stand on a podium, and you stand behind a lectern. "It must really suck to be a podium salesman.…

February 23, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My husband 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…

November 21, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My intellectual property is in foreclosure”

"My intellectual property is in foreclosure" is a jocular way of saying that one is not thinking straight. "My intellectual property is in foreclosure./@avi1111" was posted on…

May 14, 2019
Work/Businesses

“My job as a croupier is ideal”

"Ideal" shouldn't be confused with "I deal," but there are puns. "I love being a croupier, it's my ideal job" was posted on Twitter by Arantxa Colen on…

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