“Prostitution is a hole sale business”
"Prostitution is a hole sale business" is a pun on the term "wholesale." The one-line saying was posted (along with similar sayings) on the newsgroup NAFL on September 23, 2005.…
“Pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
To "pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" means to succeed without outside help. "Over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots" was cited in…
“Put on your big girl panties and deal with it”
"Put on your big girl panties and deal with it!" (or "Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many posters and a popular…
“Put on your positive pants”
"Put on your positive pants" (or "Put your positive pants on") is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "Monday is a state of mind. Put on your…
“Put your positive pants on”
"Put on your positive pants" (or "Put your positive pants on") is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "Monday is a state of mind. Put on your…
“Quality is the best business plan”
"Quality is the best business plan" is a saying that has been printed on many images. John Lasseter, an American animator and the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, is…
“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking”
Entry in progress -- B.P."Quality means doing it right when no one is looking" is a saying that has been printed on many posters and is usually credited to American automaker Henry Ford…
“Quit complaining about stores playing Christmas music in November and start writing some Thanksgiving songs…”
Stores often play Christmas music in November. What about Thanksgiving songs? This was posted on X/Twitter by soul nate on November 24, 2021, and it received over 58,000 likes: "quit…
“Quitters never win, and winners never quit talking about how they won”
“A winner never quits and a quitter never wins” is an old saying. "Winners never quit... talking about being a winner" was posted on Twitter on January 28, 2011. "Quitters never…
“Quitting my job to focus on walking”
Working can be bad for one's health, and walking can be good for one's health, so... "quitting my job to focus on walking 20k steps everyday" was posted on X/Twitter by numzz on…
“Rapunzel! Let down your CVS receipt”
"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!" is a line from a classic fairy tale. Rapunzel lets down he extremely long hair, and a knight uses it to climb the castle and save her. No one has…
“Rats will gain immortality before humans because whatever we come up with will be tested on them”
Experiments are often tested on rats before they are tested on humans. This was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on March 24, 2021: "Rats will gain immortality before humans because whatever…
“Ready, Freddy” (“Ready, Freddie”)
"Ready, Freddie/Freddy" is to be very ready. It is a response to "Are you ready?" asked by someone who is sometimes -- but usually not -- named "Freddy" or…
“Ready, Willing & Able” (Doe Fund)
"The Doe Fund" is a homeless-advocacy group that was started by George McDonald. "Ready, Willing and Able" is its major program, begun in 1990. Fortunately, it's not named…
“Real Targét has to be from the Targét region of France, otherwise, it’s just sparkling Walmart”
"Champagne" is sometimes used as a generic term for sparkling wine, but legally, it must come from the Champagne wine region of France. Target stores are often joked as…
“Real Wood Furniture at Incredible Prices” (Gothic Cabinet Craft)
Gothic Cabinet Craft was founded in 1969 and is one of the Northeast's largest manufacturers and retailers of wood furniture. "Real Wood Furniture at Incredible Prices" is the slogan…
“Recognize it, admit it, learn from it, and forget it” (handling a mistake)
The syndicated "Ask Ann Landers" newspaper advice column ("Ann Landers" was then the pen name of Eppie Lederer) contained this advice in December 1957: "A mistake can be…
“Recovery is a process, not an event”
"Recovery is a process, not an event" is a popular statement with many recovery programs. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1978, when it was printed in a California…
“Reduce, reuse, recycle” (waste management’s “three Rs”)
"Reduce, reuse, recycle" are the famous "three Rs" of waste management. The slogan of "reduce, reuse and recycle" has been cited in print since at least February 1971,…
“Regular workers must wear small face shields. Managers get to use the super-visors”
"Super-visor" should not be confused with "super-visor," but there are jokes. "Why do managers block the sun's rays so well? Bc they're Super Visors" was…