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December 8, 2016
Work/Businesses

“My job is so top secret even I don’t know what I’m doing”

"My job is so top secret even I don't know what I'm doing" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many T-shirts and coffee mugs. The saying has been popular both…

November 11, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My job testing fizzy drinks is really getting to me. It’s soda grading”

"Soda grading" is a pun for "so degrading." "My job testing fizzy drinks is really getting to me... It's soda grading" was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on November…

November 2, 2017
Work/Businesses

“My last boss was a dwarf. He was a real micromanager”

A "micromanager" is someone who pays attention to the smallest ("micro") details. The term doesn't mean a "small manager," but there have been several jokes.…

June 15, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsWork/Businesses

“My life coach just informed me I didn’t make the team”

"My life coach just informed me (that) I didn't make the team" or "My life coach (just) told me I didn't make the team" is a jocular saying that has been printed on…

June 15, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsWork/Businesses

“My life coach just informed me that I didn’t make the team”

"My life coach just informed me (that) I didn't make the team" or "My life coach (just) told me I didn't make the team" is a jocular saying that has been printed on…

June 15, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsWork/Businesses

“My life coach just told me I didn’t make the team”

"My life coach just informed me (that) I didn't make the team" or "My life coach (just) told me I didn't make the team" is a jocular saying that has been printed on…

June 15, 2024
Exercise/Running/Health ClubsWork/Businesses

“My life coach told me I didn’t make the team”

"My life coach just informed me (that) I didn't make the team" or "My life coach (just) told me I didn't make the team" is a jocular saying that has been printed on…

May 9, 2018
Work/Businesses

“My life. My choices. My mistakes. My lessons. Not your business”

"My life. My choices. My mistakes. My lessons. Not your business" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "It's my life, my choices, my mistakes"…

July 18, 2024
Work/Businesses

“My local shop is now selling transparent insects. They’re having a clear ants sale”

A "clearance" sale shouldn't be confused with a "clear ants" sale, but there are jokes. "My local shop are now selling transparent insects! There having a clear ants…

September 20, 2018
Work/Businesses

“My mailman got a sex change. I guess you’d call him a post-man now”

A "postman" shouldn't be confused with a "post-man." but there are jokes. "Isn't a post-man someone who has just had a sex change to a woman?" was posted on…

November 23, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My mask broke at the store. I felt like Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl”

The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic made face masks mandatory in many stores. "My mask broke in the store and it felt like my titty popped out..." is a saying that has been printed…

November 23, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My mask broke in the store and it felt like my titty popped out”

The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic made face masks mandatory in many stores. "My mask broke in the store and it felt like my titty popped out..." is a saying that has been printed…

November 9, 2024
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“My mom worked 10 hours a day to put food on the table. Great mom, but a really 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…

August 3, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“My Monday morning routine consists of talking myself out of quitting my job”

Many people think of quitting their jobs every morning. "My Monday morning routine consists of talking myself out of quitting my job" was posted on Facebook by Lisa Florio-Weigele on July…

August 3, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“My morning routine consists of talking myself out of quitting my job”

Many people think of quitting their jobs every morning. "My Monday morning routine consists of talking myself out of quitting my job" was posted on Facebook by Lisa Florio-Weigele on July…

November 8, 2024
Work/Businesses

“My neighbor opened a backyard petting zoo with his bull. No one went. He was charging way too much”

Three jokes involve a bull and the pun of "charging too much." "We had a bull come to our front door selling red capes, but he was charging way too much" was posted on Facebook…

November 3, 2015
Work/Businesses

“My new boss told me to be on call 24/7. I don’t mind as July 24th is ages away”

"24/7" means "24 hours a day, 7 days a week" -- all the time. It does not mean "July 24th," but there have been several jokes about that. "You work 24/7? Wow, I…

May 3, 2018
Work/Businesses

“My only talent is I just don’t quit”

"My only talent is I just don't quit" is a motivational saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter on September 26, 2015. Authorship is unknown.…

March 6, 2024
Work/Businesses

“My origami skills are in creasing”

"Increasing" shouldn't be confused with "in creasing," but there are origami puns. "RT @SpacemanQuisp I think the popularity of origami is in creasing" was posted…

December 6, 2017
Work/Businesses

“My parents told me I could be anyone I wanted to be. Turns out, this is called ‘Identity Theft’”

Parents often tell their children that they can become anyone they want to be. This is not meant to be taken literally. "As a young child my mum told me I could be anybody I wanted to be.…

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