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February 17, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Owning a funeral home means you go back to work after you die”

"Owning a funeral home means you go back to work after you die" was cited on Reddit's Shower Thoughts on January 4. 2016. But do you really go back to work at the funeral home or do…

March 5, 2018
Work/Businesses

“P.M.A. (Positive Mental Attitude)—I’m positive, I’m mental and I know I have attitude!”

"I have P.M.A. (Positive Mental Attitude) -- I'm positive, I'm mental and I know I have attitude!" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I have a positive…

June 25, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Pakistanis can’t play soccer well because every time they get a corner, they open a shop”

People from Pakistan and India (and other nationalities) have reputations for opening businesses, but not being very good at soccer. A riddle is: Q: Why doesn't Pakistan have an international…

January 20, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Paper or plastic?”/“Either. I’m bisacksual.”

A cashier often gives a customer a choice of bags and asks, “Paper or plastic?” A joke is: CASHIER: Paper or plastic?CUSTOMER: Either. I'm bisacksual/bisacktual. "When they ask…

December 26, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Paper or plastic?”/“Either. I’m bisacktual.”

A cashier often gives a customer a choice of bags and asks, “Paper or plastic?” A joke is: CASHIER: Paper or plastic?CUSTOMER: Either. I'm bisacksual/bisacktual. "When they ask…

July 7, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues”

"Paperclip: the staple for people with commitment issues" is a jocular saying about office supplies that has been printed on several images. "Just read that the paper clip . . . . is…

October 2, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Pass the buck” (avoid responsibility)

"Ante up and pass the buck" was a popular poker saying in the 1800s. The "buck" was a knife with a buckhorn handle, and it indicated whose turn it was to deal the cards.…

July 4, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Patience is the ability to count down before blasting off”

"Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Patience is the ability to count down before blasting off" was…

June 15, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off”

Entry in progress -- B.P. 20 June 2008, Townsville (Queensland) Bulletin, "Psyched Up" by Marie Bella, pg. 207:Borrowing the words from an unknown sage: "Patience is the ability to…

July 4, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off”

"Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Patience is the ability to count down before blasting off" was…

June 9, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Patience is what you have when there are too many witnesses”

"Patience is what you have when there are too many witnesses"is a jocular saying about patience -- not losing one's composure -- that has been printed on many images. The saying was…

July 20, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Paychecks and weekends have a lot in common. They are short and don’t last long enough”

"Paychecks and weekends have a lot in common. They are short and don't last long enough" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Paychecks and Weekends have a lot in…

January 18, 2014
Work/Businesses

“People are hired for their talents and fired for their behavior”

"People are hired for their skills/talents and fired for their attitudes/behavior/personalities" is a popular business adage that is of unknown authorship. "People are hired for…

September 22, 2014
Work/Businesses

“People are putting names on food in the company fridge” (joke)

A popular office joke printed on many e-cards is: "Strange new trend at the office. People putting names on food in the company fridge. Today I had a tuna sandwich named Kevin." That is,…

July 28, 2023
Work/Businesses

“People Be Flyin Home From Work Like They Gone B Late For The House Or Sumn??”

"I drive home so quick after work like I'm late for the house" is a saying that has been printed on many imaes. Some people can't wait to get home after a day's work.…

December 22, 2011
Work/Businesses

“People buy from people they like” (business adage)

"People buy from people they like" is a sales axiom; other things being roughly equal (such as price and quality), people make purchases from someone they like. Dale Carnegie's…

October 21, 2024
Work/Businesses

“People can’t take advantage of you if you are useless”

"People can't take advantage of you if you are useless" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "People cant take advantage of you if they think you're…

March 7, 2021
Work/Businesses

“People don’t want to hear your opinion. They want to hear their opinion coming out of your mouth”

"You see, people don't want to hear your opinion. They want to hear their opinion, coming out of your mouth" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "@chuckwoolery…

April 30, 2019
Work/Businesses

“People get hired for what they know and fired for who they are”

"'People are hired for what they know and fired for who they are.' Ed Ryan" was printed in the book How to Get Rich -- By the Book (1996) by John F. Beehner. People are hired…

November 4, 2014
Work/Businesses

“People like hard work when they are paying someone else to do it”

"Most people like hard work. Particularly when they are paying for it" was written by American humorist Franklin P. Jones in the Saturday Evening Post in 1954. "People like hard work…

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