“Sorry boss, I can’t come in today. I have a wee cough” (joke)
"A week off" sounds like "a wee cough." "OUR DAILY SONG HIT: 'I Have a Wee Cough, So I'll Take a Week Off'" was printed in a 1924 newspaper.…
"A week off" sounds like "a wee cough." "OUR DAILY SONG HIT: 'I Have a Wee Cough, So I'll Take a Week Off'" was printed in a 1924 newspaper.…
Many people who are late for work use the traffic as an excuse. However, the traffic is often bad every day. A joke was posted on Twitter by Karen Kilgariff on November 17, 2019: "Sorry I’m…
"Come in, we're awesome" (or "Come in, we're open and awesome" is a store sign that has been printed on many images. "Come in, we're awesome" is a joke…
"Sorry, I can't go to school/work tomorrow. I fractured my motivation" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I can't go to school tomorrow because I…
"Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way that others love to speak to you" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown, but…
"Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way that others love to speak to you" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown, but…
“Speed is subsittute fo accurancy" ("speed is a/no substitute for accuracy" intentionally misspelled) is a jocular misspelling showing that, indeed, speed is no substitute for…
"Start each day with a positive thought like, 'I can go back to bed in about 17 short hours'" is a jocular anti-work saying that has been printed on many images. "I start…
"Start each day with a positive thought like, 'I can go back to bed in about 17 short hours'" is a jocular anti-work saying that has been printed on many images. "I start…
"Start each day with a positive thought like, 'I can go back to bed in about 17 short hours'" is a jocular anti-work saying that has been printed on many images. "I start…
"Start every day with a smile" became a common saying by the 1930s. "Start every day with a smile and get it over with" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on…
"Starve your distractions. Feed your focus" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is of unknown authorship. "Starve your distractions, feed your…
The proverb "the ends justify the means" sometimes is told in the statistics joke "the Ns justify the means." "When do the ns justify the means? Clinical biostatistics gone…
Entry in progress -- B.P. 16 October 1984, The Times of India (New Delhi), "Current Topics, pg. 6, col. 2:MARK TWAIN once remarked that statistics are like ladies of the night. You can bend…
"Stats show that the average person has sex 89 times a year. Looks like i'm in for a wild December" is a joke that has been printed on many images. The joke means that a person needs…
"Be/Stay alert. Don't get hurt" is a safety message that has been printed on many images. "Be Alert, Don't get hurt" was in a safety poem by S. E. Kiser published in…
"Negative people always have a problem for every solution" (or "Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution") is a saying that has been printed on…
"Stay positive, work hard and make it happen" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "Semester almost over. Stay Positive. Work Hard. Make it Happen.…
"Stick to your knitting" means that one should concentrate (especially in business) on what one does best. The American saying "stick to your knitting" has been cited in print…
"Tests conducted on animals" is not the same as "animals taking tests," but there are jokes. "STOP ANIMAL TESTING -- They get all nervous and give the wrong answers"…