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July 30, 2019
Work/Businesses

“There is absolutely no excuse for laziness. But if you find one, let me know”

"There is (absolutely) no excuse for laziness. But if you find one, let me know" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "There's no excuse for laziness, but…

November 24, 2012
Work/Businesses

“There is hardly anything that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper”

"There is scarcely anything in this world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the buyers who consider price only are this man's lawful prey" is a…

March 1, 2026
Work/Businesses

“There is no bond like the bond between two coworkers who are both annoyed by the same third coworker”

"No bond is stronger than two coworkers who hate the same person" is a saying that has been printed on many images. There is freindship is mutual dislike of a boss or a coworker.…

June 9, 2015
Work/Businesses

“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can control the firm resolve of a determined soul”

American author and poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) began her poem "Will" (1881): "There is no chance, no destiny, no fate,Can circumvent or hinder or controlThe firm resolve of…

August 1, 2026
Government/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“There is no data center on Earth that’s worth the bees, water, and trees”

"There is no data center on Earth that's worth the bees, water, and trees" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that data centers come at a cost to the…

December 11, 2012
Work/Businesses

“There is no substitute for hard work”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Chronicling America26 October 1901, The Evening Star (Washington, DC), pg. 18, col. 3:From the Baltimore Sun.There is no substitute for hard work in winning success. There…

September 2, 2013
Work/Businesses

“There is no substitute for hard work”

"There is no substitute for hard work" is an old business axiom. American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931) is often credited for the saying, but there's no evidence that he said it…

November 20, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“There is nothing more damaging to your self-esteem than the self checkout camera”

No one seems to look good in a store's self checkout camera. This has the reputation for making people look even worse than passport photos or driver's license photos. "I never look…

May 23, 2019
Work/Businesses

“There is one advantage to having nothing—it never needs repair”

"There is one advantage to having nothing -- it never needs repair" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "There is one advantage to having nothing -- it never needs…

July 24, 2017
Work/Businesses

“There may be no excuse for laziness, but I’m still looking”

"There may be no excuse for laziness, but I'm still looking" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. "There may be no excuse for laziness, but…

October 20, 2019
Work/Businesses

“There need to be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation”

"There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. "There should be sympathy cards for…

June 17, 2020
Work/Businesses

“There should be a holiday dedicated to all the brave people who show up to work on Mondays”

"There should be a holiday dedicated to all the brave people who show up to work on Mondays" is a Monday saying that has been printed on many images. "There should be a holiday…

March 1, 2023
Work/Businesses

“There should be a summer camp for adults where you just go and sleep for 3 weeks”

"There should be a summer camp for adults where you just go and sleep for 3 weeks" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many adults are tired from work and parenting.…

October 20, 2019
Work/Businesses

“There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation”

"There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. "There should be sympathy cards for…

July 4, 2018
Work/Businesses

“There was a crime spree at IKEA. Police are having a hard time putting the pieces together”

IKEA furniture often must be assembled by its customers. "There was a mysterious murder in an IKEA the other day and homicide detectives are having trouble putting the pieces together" is…

May 9, 2018
Work/Businesses

“There was a fire at my local dollar store. Damage is estimated to be in the tens of dollars”

A joke about a dollar store is that the items in the store aren't worth much, unlike a jewelry store. "Fark headline: 'Nine-year old boy angry with his mother burns a Dollar Store to…

June 12, 2024
Work/Businesses

“There was a fire drill at IKEA today. We all assembled in the car park”

IKEA sells furniture that usually requires assembly. "Whenever there’s a fire drill at IKEA everyone has to assemble outside" was posted on X/Twitter by Moose Allain Ꙭ on November 7,…

January 4, 2025
Work/Businesses

“There was a shootout at Old Navy. There were many casual-tees”

The word "casualty" has nothing to do with "casual tees" (T-shirts), but there are jokes. "There was a shootout at Old Navy. There were many casual-tees #BADOMCHHHH"…

June 25, 2017
Work/Businesses

“There was a shootout in The Gap. There were many casual-tees”

A pun about the word "casualty" was posted on Twitter on August 31, 2009: "There was a shootout in The Gap. There were many casual-tees." A riddle was posted on Reddit -- Dad…

April 10, 2023
Work/Businesses

“There’s a man at work who plays heavy metal all day. He’s office rocker”

"Off his rocker" (meaning a crazy person) sounds like "office rocker." "My boss traded in his desk chair for a recliner & became addicted to playing 'Guitar…

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