"Opportunity is missed by most people because it's dressed in overalls and looks like (hard) work" is a quotation usually credited to American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931), but…
"Opportunity knocks but once" is a proverb that dates, in various forms, to the 1500s. "Opportunity knocks only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell" is a jocular…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Yale Book of QuotationsEdited by Fred R. ShapiroNew Haven, CT: YaleUniversity Press2006Pg. 617:"Opportunity never knocks twice."Chicago Daily…
"Optometrists live longer because they dilate" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Dilate" is a pun on "die late." The joke has been cited in…
Some people get the cards in their wallet mixed up. "I was soooo pissed I went to call a cab from the phone box and put in me donor card instead of me phone card.....cost me an arm and a…
"Today would have been my birthday if I was born today" (or "Today would've been my birthday if I was born today") is a saying -- with variations -- that has been printed…
Origami is the art of paper folding. A one-line saying was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on December 10, 2019: "Technically, origami is a kind of woodworking." "Origami is the…
"Brace yourself" doesn't mean to put braces on your own teeth, but there are jokes. "Dentists are going on strike...brace yourselves" was posted on Twitter by sickipediabot…
"Brace yourself" doesn't mean to put braces on your own teeth, but there are jokes. "Dentists are going on strike...brace yourselves" was posted on Twitter by sickipediabot…
A jocular sign placed near the urinals in many men's restrooms is: "Our aim is to keep this restroom clean. Your aim will help." "Our aim is to keep this place clean: your aim…
"Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart rather than a piece of our mind" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "You will be happier if…
"Our five senses are incomplete without the sixth -- a sense of humor" is a saying that has been printed on many images. William Arthur Ward (1921-1994) wrote the saying, which appears in…
FreshDirect delivers food right to your door. You wouldn't think that a company like that could make money in New York City - anyone remember Kosmo.com and Urbanfetch? Isn't there some…
A "handyman" usually has legs as well as hands, but this joke was posted on Twitter by PunTato on October 3, 2015: "Our maintenance guy lost his leg while he was on a job... now he`s…
"Our most important assets go home every night" is what a labor-intensive company's executive might say. The saying has long been popular in Hollywood, where a studio's greatest…
Workers often mentally fall asleep at some board meetings, prompting the joke: "Our office just got a new conference table. It sleeps 16." "Our office just bought a new conference…
"Out of my mind -- back in five minutes" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, bumper stickers and T-shirts. It's a humorous variation of the…
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in lockdowns/quarantines. When people went outside again, some were shocked at how expensive it was. "i havent been out in soooo long i forgot how…
The Strand Book Store (the main location is Broadway and 12th Street) claims that it has "18 miles of books." It used to claim that it had "8 miles of books." That's a lot…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic cancelled work for many people, and they stayed at home. "This morning I overslept and I was late to the living room. I gotta do better tomorrow" was…