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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…

January 20, 2023
Work/Businesses

“There’s a nudist convention in my town tomorrow. I might go if I’ve got nothing on”

“There is a nudist convention in town next week… I might go if I’ve got nothing on" was posted on Twitter by Jonny Beswick on December 6, 2013. "There's a nudist convention in…

June 11, 2018
Work/Businesses

“There’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror”

"There's a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror. Where you're going is better than where you were" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

December 3, 2020
Work/Businesses

“There’s a urinary side effect to the new Pfizer vaccine. It makes your p silent”

The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in several companies competing to make vaccines. One of those companies was Pfizer, Inc. (pronounced without the "p," like…

July 22, 2020
Work/Businesses

“There’s a woman who sells batteries by a convenience store. She sells C cells by the C-store”

"She sells sea shells by the sea shore" is a tongue-twister that has been cited in print since at least 1904. There are several puns on this famous line, such as the woman who sells…

September 3, 2015
Work/Businesses

“There’s always room at the top”

Entry in progress -- B.P. [This entry was assisted by research from Stephen Goranson of the American Dialect Society listserv and from the Quote Investigator.] Wikipedia: Daniel WebsterDaniel…

February 14, 2013
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“There’s more than one way to skin a cat”

"There's more than one way to skin a cat" means that there are more ways than one of doing things. John Ray's A Collection of English Proverbs (1678) included "There are…

April 29, 2017
Work/Businesses

“There’s no more difficult transition than Sunday to Monday”

"There's no more difficult transition than Sunday to Monday" is a start-of-the-work-week saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter on September…

January 22, 2022
Work/Businesses

“There’s no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let others get inspired by your imperfections”

"There's no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let others/people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections" and "You don’t inspire others by being perfect. You…

January 22, 2022
Work/Businesses

“There’s no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let people get inspired by your imperfections”

"There's no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let others/people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections" and "You don’t inspire others by being perfect. You…

November 18, 2022
Work/Businesses

“There’s no point in being pessimistic. It wouldn’t work anyway”

"No sense in being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying appeared in the 1980s and 1990s and has been credited to authors…

March 6, 2014
Work/Businesses

“There’s no secret about success—a successful man will tell you about it”

Frank McKinley "Kin" Hubbard (1866-1930) wrote in the "Abe Martin" newspaper cartoon on November 6, 1913: "There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a…

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