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April 16, 2020
Work/Businesses

“The wife and I have been in lockdown for eight days now. No fucking way I’m retiring”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in lockdowns. Family members got on each other's nerves. "The wife and I have been in lockdown for eight days now. One thing's for sure,…

February 6, 2023
Work/Businesses

“The wise man poops on company time. The foolish man waits until his break”

"The wise man poops on company time. The foolish man waits until his break" is a saying that has been shown on a popular image. The image makes this appear to be an ancient Chinese…

February 2, 2026
Work/Businesses

“The world is a resort for about 500 ultra rich people and the rest of us are just the staff”

Many people feel that the rich own the world and everyone else seems to be just there to serve them. "My coworker and I were talking about capitalism and he said this: 'the earth is a…

November 17, 2025
Work/Businesses

“The world is full of good people. If you can’t find one, be one”

"The world is full of good/kind/nice people. If you can't find one, be one" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Remember The world is full of nice people. If you…

November 18, 2025
Work/Businesses

“The world is full of kind people. If you can’t find one, be one”

"The world is full of good/kind/nice people. If you can't find one, be one" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Remember The world is full of nice people. If you…

November 18, 2025
Work/Businesses

“The world is full of nice people. If you can’t find one, be one”

"The world is full of good/kind/nice people. If you can't find one, be one" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Remember The world is full of nice people. If you…

December 9, 2021
Work/Businesses

“The world is not full of assholes, but they are strategically placed so that you come across one”

"The world is not full of assholes, but they are strategically placed so that you'll come across one every day" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The world is…

May 1, 2015
Work/Businesses

“The world needs ditch diggers, too”

"The world needs ditch diggers, too" is a line from the film comedy Caddyshack (1980): Danny Noonan: I planned to go to law school after I graduated, but it looks like my folks won't…

October 17, 2025
Work/Businesses

“The worst job I ever had was ironing cowboy shirts. Howdy pressing”

"Howdy pressing" is a pun for "how depressing." "There's nothing sadder than a cowboy saying hello to his ironing. Howdy pressing" was posted on X/Twitter by Tom…

October 17, 2025
Work/Businesses

“The worst job I ever had was working in a factory making cowboy records. Howdy pressing”

"Howdy pressing" is a pun for "how depressing." "There's nothing sadder than a cowboy saying hello to his ironing. Howdy pressing" was posted on X/Twitter by Tom…

April 25, 2019
Work/Businesses

“The worst kind of loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself”

"The worst kind of loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "Mark twain once said 'The worst…

October 2, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Their plan for a paperless office looked good, on paper”

To "look good on paper" means to look good in theory, but not necessarily in practice. The phrase doesn't always involve actual paper, but there are jokes. "The 'Paperless…

November 9, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Them: Are you an early bird or a night owl? Me: I’m more of a tired afternoon duck”

"I'm not an early bird or a night owl. I'm more of a tired afternoon duck" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm not an early bird and I'm not a…

August 20, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Then you were a prospect and now you are a client” (joke)

A popular business joke shows the difference between sales promises and business reality. A man dies and is told that he can tour heaven and hell, and then choose which place to spend eternity. He…

January 20, 2013
Work/Businesses

“There are no traffic jams along the extra mile”

Going "the extra mile" is business means not cutting corners to save money or time, but giving extra service to a customer to provide satisfaction. "The 'extra mile' will…

April 8, 2018
Work/Businesses

“There are over 4 million workplace injuries reported every year. Play it safe—call in sick”

"There are over 4 million workplace injuries reported every year. Play it safe -- call in sick tomorrow" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was…

May 24, 2015
Work/Businesses

“There are two kinds of people in this world: givers and takers”

The advice columnist "Dear Abby" (Abigail Van Buren) wrote in April 1966: "There are two kinds of people in this world: the givers and the takers. (...) The takers may eat better,…

September 12, 2012
Work/Businesses

“There are two rules for success: 1.) Don’t tell all you know”

"There are two rules for success: 1.) Don't/Never tell all/everything you know" (the joke is that the second rule is not given) is a popular saying about success that has been…

November 25, 2020
Work/Businesses

“There are two types of people in this world: 1. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data”

"There are two types of people in this world: 1. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data" -- no second type is given -- is a jocular statement that has been printed on many images.…

October 30, 2022
Work/Businesses

“There are two types of people in this world. Avoid both”

"There are two types of people in this world. Avoid both" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "There are two type of people in the world. Right now, I am in a…

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