“We should be able to call in healthy…”
People can call in sick to request a day off work, but how about calling in healthy? This was posted on Facebook by Patrick Dominique on September 8, 2023: "We should be able to call in…
“We want bread, but we want roses, too” (Bread and Roses strike)
"Bread and roses" (or "We want bread, but we want roses, too") is a popular labor movement slogan. The saying means that workers need living wages ("bread"), but also…
“We will continue having lots of meetings until we find out why no work is getting done”
"We will continue to have (these) meetings until we find out why no work is getting done" or ("We will continue having lots of meetings until I/we find our why no work is getting…
“We will continue having meetings, everyday, until I find out why no work is getting done”
"We will continue to have (these) meetings until we find out why no work is getting done" or ("We will continue having lots of meetings until I/we find our why no work is getting…
“We will continue to have meetings until we find out why no work is getting done”
"We will continue to have (these) meetings until we find out why no work is getting done" or ("We will continue having lots of meetings until I/we find our why no work is getting…
“We’re closed but still awesome” (store sign)
"Come in, we're awesome" (or "Come in, we're open and awesome" is a store sign that has been printed on many images. "Come in, we're awesome" is a joke…
“We’re all just kids posing as professionals, counting the days until Friday”
"We’re all just kids posing as professionals, counting the days until Friday" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter by…
“We’re looking for someone who is responsible..” (joke).
Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitter Reddit -- Jokes Posted by u/M0ng078 May 19, 2020I went for a job interview today and the manager said, “We’re looking for someone who is…
“We’ve raised our standards, so up yours!”
“DragonFlyBSD: We’ve raised our standards… so up yours!” is a jocular saying that was posted on DragonFly BSD Digest on September 8, 2003. “Up yours!“ is an insult. "Use Plan 9...…
“Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless”
"Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been credited to American…
“Welcome to Plastic Surgery Addicts Anonymous…” (joke)
A plastic surgery joke is about "new faces." "S/O to all the new members on Plastic Surgery Addicts Anonymous. Wow! I see a lot of new faces in the room" was posted on Twitter…
“Welcome to the Shouting Club hotline. We’re currently experiencing very high call volumes”
Telephone help lines often experience "high call volumes." A joke was posted on Twitter by Richard Davidson on October 26, 2015 and The Standup's Daily Gag Feed on October 28, 2015:…
“Well slap my ass and call me a paycheck because I’m never enough”
Some paychecks never seem to be enough, and some people feel like they are never enough. "Well slap my ass and call me a paycheck, cause I’m never enough" was posted on Twitter by $.o.$…
“What animal can be found in the unemployment line?”/“The poorqueuepine.”
A "porcupine" (a mammal) has nothing to do with a "poor queue," but there have been puns. "A prickly tree standing in line with other trees waiting for a handout during the…
“What are you waiting for? Christmas?”
Christmas is a big business season, and many children patiently wait for Christmas Day presents. Someone who is waiting for someone else to do a task might say, "Do I have to wait all year for…
“What can Brown do for you?” (United Parcel Serivce or UPS slogan)
UPS (the United Parcel Service) introduced the trademarked slogan "What can Brown do for you?" in February 2002. UPS has used brown-painted vehicles since the 1920s; by at least the…
“What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?”
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" has been credited to American pastor and motivational speaker Robert H. Schuller (1926-2015). Schuller used the line many…
“What day comes after Black Friday?”/“Black Sabbath.”
"Black Friday" is the Friday following Thanksgiving, a traditional start of the Christmas shopping season. It's sometimes suggested that the following Saturday or Sunday should be…
“What did one painkiller say to the other?”/“You’re what I’m aspirin to be.”
"Aspiring" should not be confused with "aspirin," but there are jokes. "You see, I'm Aspirin' to become an agricultural tumour, sorry, a Farmer Cyst!" was…
“What did the light house keeper do when he lost his job?” (joke)
"Lighthouse work" is sometimes confused with "light housework." "That's 'light housework', not 'lighthouse work'. but I can see why you might get…