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December 31, 2005
Work/Businesses

“Richard Is Reliable,” “Ask Your Neighbor About,” “Appliance, Electronics, Computer Giant” (P. C. Ri

P. C. Richard & Son has stores in New York City and Long Island and has been around since 1909. Slogans include "Richard Is Reliable" (1921) and "Ask Your Neighbor About P. C.…

July 27, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Right tight, left loose” (screw/unscrew)

"Righty tighty, lefty loosey" is a popular meme for how to screw and unscrew (nuts, screws, jars, et al.). "Right tight, left loose" was printed in The Western Mail (Perth,…

November 7, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Righty tighty, lefty loosey” (screw/unscrew)

"Righty tighty, lefty loosey" is a popular meme for how to screw and unscrew (nuts, screws, jars, et al.). "Right tight, left loose" was printed in The Western Mail (Perth,…

May 20, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Risking is better than regretting” (“Risk is better than regret”)

"Risking is better than regretting" ("Risk is better than regret") is a saying that has been printed in several images. "Maybe taking a risk is better than regret" was…

January 11, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Rome wasn’t built in a day.”/ “I wasn’t on that job.”

"Rome wasn't built in a day" is an old saying that means that great things take time. "I wasn't on that job" is a second jocular line that is often added by managers…

February 7, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Roses are red. Stress makes you scream. I used to have dreams. Now I have memes”

"Roses are red. Work makes you scream. I used to have dreams. Now I have memes" is a work poem that has been printed on many images. "Rores are red, Stress makes you scream, I used…

February 7, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Roses are red. Work makes you scream. I used to have dreams. Now I have memes”

"Roses are red. Work makes you scream. I used to have dreams. Now I have memes" is a work poem that has been printed on many images. "Rores are red, Stress makes you scream, I used…

May 5, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Rule #1: The boss is always right. Rule #2: If the boss is wrong, see Rule #1”

"Rule #1: The boss is always right. Rule #2: If the boss is wrong, see Rule #1" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. This was printed in the Advance-Register (Tulare,…

July 19, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Rule Number 1: Fuck what they think”

"Rule Number 1: Fuck what they think" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, rule number one is to take care of number one (yourself). "RT @weirdo_THOUGHTS: RULE…

April 15, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Running away from any problem only increases the distance from the solution”

“Running away from any problem only increases the distance from the solution. The easiest way to escape from the problem is to solve it" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

August 3, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Safety is when nothing happens”

"Safety is when nothing happens" is a slogan that began to be used at Lowe's home improvement stores in 2013. The safety slogan was widely has been widely used by Lowe's, but…

October 1, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksWork/Businesses

“Safety meeting at work. They asked me, what steps would you take in event of a fire?” (joke)

What steps does one take in the event of a fie? "RT @FunnyJoker: In the event of a fire what steps would you take?.....Fucking big ones" was posted on X/Twitter by SlightlySick™ on…

June 9, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Sales go up and down. Service stays forever”

"Sales go up and down. Service stays forever" is a business saying that has been printed on many images. ""Sales go up and down. Service stays forever." -Jason Goldberg…

May 6, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Sales sells the first car and service sells the rest” (car dealership adage)

"Sales sells the first car and service sells the rest" is an old adage among car dealers. It's not known who said it first. "We believe sales sells your first car, but service…

July 19, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Salesmanship begins when the customer says no”

"Salesmanship begins when the customer says no" is a business saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as coffee mugs and posters. The saying has been cited in print since at…

May 9, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Salt and sugar look the same. Be careful who you trust”

"Salt and sugar look the same. Be careful who you trust" (or "Don't/Never trust everything you see. Even salt looks like sugar") is a saying that has been printed on many…

December 19, 2024
Holidays/Events/ParadesWork/Businesses

“Santa Claus isn’t real. Ain’t no man checking a list twice”

The Christmas song "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1934) contains the lyrics: "He's making a list And checking it twice; He's gonna find out who's naughty and…

December 23, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Santa’s helpers are subordinate clauses”

"Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses" (that is, subordinate Santa Clauses) is an annual Christmas pun that's frequently included in Christmas joke collections. "Regards…

August 30, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Sarcasm is just one more service we offer”

"Sarcasm is just one more (free) service we offer" is a jocular line that has been printed on many images. Both "sarcasm is just one more service we offer" and "sarcasm is…

September 18, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Sarcasm will get you nowhere in life” (joke)

Sarcasm often doesn't go well in the workplace, but this joke is from the website Sickipedia and was posted on Twitter on March 11, 2014: "Sarcasm will get you nowhere in life." my…

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