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March 19, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Unattended children will be given espresso and a free kitten”

"Unattended children will be given espresso and a free kitten" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many signs. "All Unattended Children Will Be Given a Free Kitten" was…

August 15, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Underpromise and overdeliver” (business adage)

Some businesses believe that it is best to "under-promise and over-deliver." For example, a business might believe that something can be delivered on Thursday, but the company will tell…

December 4, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Understand paranoid people better by following them around”

"Understand paranoid people better by following them around" (or "To understand paranoid people better, follow them around") is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…

August 8, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Understanding two words will open the most doors for you. Push and pull”

The two terms that are said to open doors for people are usually "please" and "thank you." According to a joke printed on many images, however, the two words that will literally…

July 28, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceWork/Businesses

“Unexpected money is NOT about to hit your bank account. Stop sharing that BS and go to work”

"Unexpected money is NOT about to hit your bank account. Stop sharing that BS/nonsense/shit and go to work" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Unexpected Money About…

July 28, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceWork/Businesses

“Unexpected money Is NOT about to hit your bank account. Stop sharing that nonsense and go to work”

"Unexpected money is NOT about to hit your bank account. Stop sharing that BS/nonsense/shit and go to work" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Unexpected Money About…

July 29, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceWork/Businesses

“Unexpected money is NOT about to hit your bank account. Stop sharing that shit and go to work”

"Unexpected money is NOT about to hit your bank account. Stop sharing that BS/nonsense/shit and go to work" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Unexpected Money About…

October 20, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Unions, because it’s VERY unlikely three spirits will appear and scare your boss”

"Unions, because it’s VERY unlikely three spirits will appear and scare your boss into doing the right thing" was posted on Twitter by IATSE // #IASolidarity on December 25, 2020, and…

October 19, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Unions… because the chance of 3 ghosts visiting your boss to make him do the right thing is slim”

"Unions, because it’s VERY unlikely three spirits will appear and scare your boss into doing the right thing" was posted on Twitter by IATSE // #IASolidarity on December 25, 2020, and…

May 8, 2024
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/CircusWork/Businesses

“Unless you’re music, I don’t wanna listen to you in the morning”

"Unless you're music, I don't want to listen to you in the morning" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people want music -- not stress -- in the morning.…

May 8, 2024
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/CircusWork/Businesses

“Unless you’re music, I don’t want to listen to you in the morning”

"Unless you're music, I don't want to listen to you in the morning" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people want music -- not stress -- in the morning.…

June 13, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Until you cross the bridge of your insecurities, you can’t begin to explore your possibilities”

"Until you cross the bridge of your insecurities, you can't begin to explore your possibilities" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. American author and…

February 16, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“Until you work food or retail, you will never understand the level of stupid that exists in this world”

"Until you work in food or retail, you have no idea the level of stupid that exists in the world" (or "Until you work food or retail, you will never understand the level of stupid…

February 16, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Until you work in corporate, you will never understand the level of stupid that exists in the world”

"Until you work in food or retail, you have no idea the level of stupid that exists in the world" (or "Until you work food or retail, you will never understand the level of stupid…

February 16, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“Until you work in food or retail, you have no idea the level of stupid that exists in the world”

"Until you work in food or retail, you have no idea the level of stupid that exists in the world" (or "Until you work food or retail, you will never understand the level of stupid…

May 20, 2025
Work/Businesses

“ur telling me a flea runs this market”

A flea market is not run by a flea, but there are jokes. "ur telling me a flea runs this market" was posted on X/Twitter by MilfLover69 on March 16, 2019, and this received over 199,000…

November 25, 2025
Work/Businesses

“USPS Tracking: 1. We’re not sure it exists. 2. It’s arrived.”

The United States Postal Service's tracking system is, perhaps, not the best, and a joke has a parcel being tracked at the extremes. "USPS Tracking: 1. We're not sure it exists. 2.…

August 12, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Vacations are easy to plan — your boss tells you when, and your wife tells you where”

"Vacations are easy to plan — your boss tells you when, and your wife tells you where" is an old office joke. "VACATION: A period which your boss tells you when to take and your…

December 29, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Verizon is a combination of vertical and horizontal”

Verizon is the name of a communications company that was formed in 2000 from a merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE. According to its press release of April 3, 2000: "The word Verizon (pronounced…

February 11, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare”

"Vision without action is a daydream; action without vision is a nightmare" is a business saying that has been printed on many images. "Vision without action is a dream" was…

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