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October 16, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Some people dream of success; others stay awake and achieve it”

"Some people dream of success; others stay awake and achieve it" (also, "Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it" or "Some people dream of…

July 4, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Some people enjoy a day off on the 4th of July, but not fire. Fire works”

"Fireworks" shouldn't be confused with "fire works," but there are jokes. "I'm excited for the 4th of July, one of the only days of the year we all get the day…

August 2, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Some people grin and bear it; others smile and change it”

"Some people grin and bear it; others smile and change it" is a frequently cited approach to work and to life. "Better smile and change it, than grin and bear it" has been cited…

September 17, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Some people inspire you to be nothing like them”

"Some people inspire you to be nothing like them" is a jocular inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on X/Twitter by smo on July 13, 2023, but…

May 27, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Some people just need a high-five. In the face. With a chair”

"Some people just need a high-five. In the face. With a chair" is a jocular saying about getting along with others (such as co-workers) that has been printed on many images. "You…

November 9, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt”

"Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt" is a popular joke about etiquette. "When you pay a compliment, always take a receipt" was cited in Punch's…

May 24, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Some people say I have a bad attitude. I say screw them!”

"Some people say I have a bad attitude. I say fuck/screw them!" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "People say I have a bad attitude... I say F*CK…

October 17, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Some personal and exciting news to announce: I’ve had enough”

"I'm excited to announce that I've just about had it" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker is fed up with circumstances (such as at a job) and…

October 7, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Someday is not a day of the week”

"Someday is not a day of the week" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. If something is schedule to be completed "someday," that often means "never."…

January 3, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Somehow, all your tiredness vanishes when Friday night begins”

People get tired working during the week, but Friday perks many people up. "Somehow, I feel all the tiredness vanishes when Friday night begins.🤔" was posted on Facebook by Kingston…

November 23, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Someone asked me what my occupation was. I said I was always pre-occupied”

There is a joke with the terms "occupation and "pre-occupied." "Unemployment is good now because i realized i can put 'pre-occupied' on any forms that ask for my…

May 2, 2026
Work/Businesses

“Someone called me lazy today. I almost responded”

"Someone called me lazy today. I almost responded" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The speaker is too lazy to respond to an insult. "Someone called me lazy…

November 7, 2025
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/InternetWork/Businesses

“Someone just called my phone, sneezed and then hung up. I’m getting sick and tired of these cold calls”

"Cold calling" is when a salesperson makes a pitch to a potential customer without prior contact. Cold calling has nothing to do with being called by someone with a common cold, but there…

May 13, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Someone should start a rumor of a shortage of jobs so everybody panics and gets one”

The year 2020 saw panic buying of toilet paper. The year 2021 saw panic buying of gasoline. This was posted on Facebook by Michael Wayne Hurst on May 10, 2021: "Someone should start a rumor of…

May 21, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Someone stole my broken calculator, but I don’t know why. It just doesn’t add up”

"Add up" means to make a mathematical sum. "Doesn't add up" means that something doesn't make sense. "Someone nicked my broken calculator at work!......it just…

May 24, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Someone stole my coffee cup from work today. I’m off to the police station to look at mug shots”

"Someone stole my coffee cup from work on Friday. Just off down the police station now to look at a few mug shots" is a joke that has been printed on several images. The joke was posted…

January 27, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Sometimes all you need is a hug from the right person and all your stress will melt away”

"Sometimes all you need is a hug" is an old saying. "Sometimes all you need is a hug from the right person and all your stress will melt away" is an inspirational saying that…

March 6, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Sometimes I be wanting to tell my job…. ‘My mom said I can’t come’”

A parental excuse usually doesn't work with a job, but some people would like to try. This was posted on Facebook by Tiffany Benton Harper on May 30, 2019, and received over 110,000 shares:…

March 26, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Sometimes I can’t figure out if I’m in preschool or high school. Oh wait, I’m at work”

"Sometimes I can't figure out if I'm in preschool or high school. Oh wait, I'm at work" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. "Sometimes I…

July 19, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Sometimes I feel like giving up. Then I remember I have a lot of MFers to prove wrong”

"Don't give up. You've still got a couple of motherfuckers to prove wrong"/"Sometimes I feel like giving up. Then I remember I have a lot of motherfuckers to prove…

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