Bringing lunch to work causes temptations. "The hardest part of bringing your lunch to work is resisting the temptation to eat it in the first half hour" is a saying that was posted on…
"The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn" is a popular saying that has been printed on posters and ecards. "One of the many difficult decisions…
"Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.…
"The hours between coffee and wine really are pointless" (or "The hours between coffee and wine really have no purpose") is a saying that has been printed on many images. These…
"The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "The human race is faced with a cruel choice:…
"IKEA Job Interview" is the title of a much-reprinted cartoon, cited in print since at least 2006. "Please have a seat." the interviewer says. The interviewee sees the seat…
"The itsy-bitsy paycheck just post/posted to my account. Down came the bills and wiped the money out" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "The Itsy Bitsy…
An old joke has a person seek to purchase a "potato clock" because he or she was told to "get up at eight o'clock." The mondegreen has been cited in print since at least…
Cookie's is "The Kids' Department Store." Cookie's has been around since 1975 and has stores in several boroughs. Cookie's has a large business in school uniforms.…
"The ladder of success is never crowded at the top" means something similar to "there's always room at the top" -- for someone who is talented and who works hard, there is…
The word "success" sounds like "suck Cess." A bawdy joke has a person climb the "ladder to success," only to find a person at the top say, "I'm Cess."…
"The largest room in the world, is the 'room for improvement'" is an aphorism that has been cited in print since at least 1862. The authorship of the saying is unknown. 25…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic closed many stores. Lego stores were among the stores that were closed, and a joke went viral at the end of May 2020. "The Lego Store Has Reopened... People…
"Why is it that the less important you are in a company, the more your tardiness or absence is noticed?" was cited in print in 1998. "Kauffman's Paradox of the Corporation: The…
Goodwill Industries is a second-hand store. It doesn't necessarily have second-hand smoke, but there are jokes. "Fire guts warehouse, parked Goodwill trucks in San Francisco. Firefighters…
"vampires have the most active club. They're always looking for new blood" is a vampire joke that was posted on X/Twitter by peterkidder on December 4, 2013. "I'm thinking…
"The lottery gives you a 1 in 200 million chance you won’t go to work tomorrow. Alcohol gives you 1 in 5" -- that is, the five days of Monday through Friday -- is a jocular saying that…
"The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt" was the title of a 1942 short story by Mary McCarthy. The title is famous, but the story itself is less so. The Brooks Brothers company used the…
"The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there" (or "Those at the top of the mointain didn't fall there") is a motivational saying that has been printed on many…
"The man who loves his job is always on vacation" is an infrequently used saying. American country musician