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October 15, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetWork/Businesses

“My signature move is writing ‘please see attached’ and then confidently hitting send with absolutely nothing attached”

Many people write "please see attached" in an email -- and then forget to attach anything. This was posted on X/Twitter and Bluesky by sixfootcandy on August 20, 2025: "My signature…

February 29, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My superiority complex is better than yours”

"My superiority complex is better than yours!" is a jocular saying that was posted on the newsgroup comp.sys.apple2.comm on March 20, 1994. The speaker feels superior to others in every…

March 20, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“My superpower? Functioning on coffee and questionable amounts of sleep”

"My superpower? Functioning on coffee and questionable amounts of sleep. ☕💤" (also shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Coffee, Please on March 19, 2025. The coffee saying,…

May 8, 2021
Work/Businesses

“My toxic trait is once that sun starts shining I wanna quit my job”

"My toxic trait is once that/the sun starts shining I wanna quit my job" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "My toxic trait is once that sun starts shining I wanna…

May 8, 2021
Work/Businesses

“My toxic trait is once the sun starts shining I wanna quit my job”

"My toxic trait is once that/the sun starts shining I wanna quit my job" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "My toxic trait is once that sun starts shining I wanna…

August 16, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My wife complains I don’t buy her flowers. To be honest, I didn’t know she sold flowers”

"My wife is always complaining that I never buy her flowers. In my defense, I didn't even know she sold flowers" was posted on Twitter by Andrew Mexo O'Connor (and others) on…

December 2, 2018
Work/Businesses

“My wife dressed up as a nurse to fulfill my fantasy that we have health insurance”

Many men have fantasies about sexy nurses, but a joke puts a twist on this. "My wife asked me what my biggest fantasy was. I told her for her to dress like a sexy nurse and tell me I have…

March 28, 2019
Work/Businesses

“My wife gets turned on by shopping. It seems she’s buy-sexual”

"Buy-sexual" (or "buysexual") is a shopping pun on the word "bisexual." "The most accurate way to describe her sexuality is to state that it is inextricably…

February 14, 2019
Work/Businesses

“My wife just called me, ‘Three of the girls in the office have just received some flowers’” (joke)

A Valentine's Day joke was posted on Twitter by Marc Gatland on February 14, 2012" Wife: "3 girls at work have received flowers today, they're absolutely gorgeous."Me:…

July 15, 2026
Work/Businesses

“My wife orders so much from Amazon that if I got a job as an Amazon driver they’d probably just let me work from home”

A wife order so much stuff online from Amazon.com, a joke goes, that a husband could get a job as an Amazon driver and work from home. "I’m thinking of getting a job as an Amazon driver..…

March 4, 2023
Work/Businesses

“My wife Rose is leaving me because of my obsession with pens. Bye Rose”

Ballpoint pens are called "biros" in the United Kingdom. "My 1st girlfriend left me because of my obsession with pens . I was heartbroken as she left all I could say was . Bye…

February 23, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My wife 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 7, 2018
Work/Businesses

“My wife wanted me to take her somewhere expensive. I took her to the gas station”

There are several jokes about high gas prices. "My wife wanted me to take her somewhere expensive last night. I took her to the gas station" is a joke that has been printed on many…

December 3, 2025
Work/Businesses

“My work here is dumb” (joke)

"My work here is done" shouldn't be confused with "my work here is dumb," but there are jokes. This was posted on X/Twitter by "@natesmith.dev on bsky" on…

March 18, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Nail Salons-Closed. Hair Salons-Closed. Lash Salons-Closed. It’s about to get real ugly out here”

The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak became a pandemic. Many people weren’t able to visit nail salons, hair salons or lash salons. A joke was posted on Twitter by Hanna (and another) on March 16,…

December 12, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksHolidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“Need to get rid of unwanted junk during the holidays? Put it in Amazon boxes and leave it on your front porch”

"Need to get rid of unwanted junk during the holidays? Put it in Amazon boxes and leave it on your front porch" is a jocular saying that has been printed on may images. That is, people…

April 23, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Negative people always have a problem for every solution”

"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…

July 25, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Nepotism is frowned upon, but being ‘family owned and operated’ is celebrated”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterSparkles♥‿♥Sparkles@RoxxieMonoxideFolks proudly declare their businesses as being family owned and operated for decades as if nepotism is a good thing or…

November 1, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option”

"Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying has been cited in print since at least…

February 24, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Never assume quiet is weak and loud is strong”

"Never assume that loud is strong and quiet is weak" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "Never assume quiet is weak and loud is strong. #leadership"…

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