A joke was told in Hardware Age in 1928 and was reprinted in many newspapers and magazines: "The human brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment we get up in the morning, and…
"The brave don't live forever/long, but the cautious don't live at all" (or "Brave men don't live forever...") is a saying that has been printed on posters. The…
People often get new pajamas at Christmas. Walmart (a large retail chain store) does not have a strict dress code. "Everyone at Walmart will be wearing new pajamas" was posted on…
"Pass the buck" means to avoid responsibility. "The buck stops here" means to accept responsibility. This was printed in the Lincoln (NE) Evening Journal on October 2, 1929:…
There's a joke about being a little behind in work: "The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work." The joke has been cited in print since at least…
A cashier joke has been printed on many images: "The cashier said, 'Strip down, facing me.' How was I to know she actually meant my debit card?" "And then another idiotic…
Mount Sinai Hospital was founded in 1852. "The Center For Health in the Center of the World" was first used in 2000. "Another Day, Another Breakthrough" is an even more recent…
IKEA is a multinational conglomerate, that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture. Some of the furniture can be difficult to assemble. "In Sweden the CEO of IKEA was just elected…
"The comeback is always stronger than the setback" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images "The comeback is stronger than the setback" was posted on…
'The Company You Love to Hate" was the cover caption of Fortune magazine's March 1966 story about Con Edison. The blackout of November 9, 1965 caused many New York City residents to…
China has a reputation for making a lot of cheaply made products. A joke about the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has been printed on many images: "The coronavirus won't last long…
Dr. Laurence J. Peter, along with co-author Raymond Hull (1919-1985), wrote The Peter Principle (1969), stating "in a hierarchy every employee tend to rise to his level of incompetence."…
Who started the slogan "The customer is always right"? Was it department store founder Marshall Field (1834-1906) of Chicago? The first citations in 1905 seem to indicate this. "The…
Who started the slogan "The customer is always right"? Was it department store founder Marshall Field (1834-1906) of Chicago? The first citations in 1905 seem to indicate this. "The…
"The customer is always right" is a business slogan. "The customer is not always right. Sometimes the customer is a twat!" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…
The syndicated newspaper column "Office Cat by Junius" (Edgar Allan Moss of Marion, IN) published a list of sentences in November 1931 comparing a boss to a leader, titled "The…
"The difference between a rut and a grave is the depth" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. Brooklyn clergyman S, Parkes Cadman (1864-1936) said in 1902: "He (Cadman…
"The difference between McDonald's and where I work. McDonald's only has one clown running the show" is a work saying that has been printed on many images. Ronald McDonald is…
Several books in the 19th century recognized that metaphorical "stumbling blocks" could be made into "stepping stones." Stumbling-blocks Made Stepping-stones on the Road to the…
"The distance between your dreams and reality is called action" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "The distance between your dreams and reality is called…