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June 12, 2017
Work/Businesses

“When life shuts a door, open it again. That’s how doors work”

"When life shuts a door, open it again. That's how doors work" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter by Captain Obvious‏…

February 1, 2018
Work/Businesses

“When nudists are nervous about giving a speech, do they imagine everyone with their clothes on?”

"Imagine the audience naked" is a saying about performing or giving a speech. Is the opposite true? "If you ever have to give a speech to a group of nudists and you think you’ll…

February 6, 2018
Work/Businesses

“When one door closes, sometimes you want to get a hammer and nails to make sure that stays shut”

"When one door closes, another opens" is an old saying about an opportunity lost and one gained. A joke about ending a bad experience was posted on Twitter by CherrySlushie‏ on December…

July 4, 2018
Work/Businesses

“When one door closes, the next one slams in your face”

"When one door shuts, another opens" is an old proverb about opportunity. However, it is also possible that when one door closes, there is no other opportunity -- in fact, there could be…

October 6, 2024
Work/Businesses

“When people suck the life out of you, they should take some fat, too”

"When people suck the life out of you, wouldn't it be nice if they took some fat, too?" (or "When people suck the life out of you, they should take some fat, too") is a…

June 20, 2017
Work/Businesses

“When people suck the life out of you, wouldn’t it be nice if they took some fat, too?”

"When people suck the life out of you, wouldn't it be nice if they took some fat, too?" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on…

October 6, 2024
Work/Businesses

“When people suck the life out of you, wouldn’t it be nice if they took some fat, too?”

"When people suck the life out of you, wouldn't it be nice if they took some fat, too?" (or "When people suck the life out of you, they should take some fat, too") is a…

July 20, 2012
Work/Businesses

“When pleasure interferes with business, give up business” (business proverb)

Business people often try to avoid mixing business with pleasure. The usual rule applied is that if pleasure interferes with business, one should give up the pleasure because one's livelihood…

September 12, 2017
Work/Businesses

“When poison expires, does it become more poisonous or less poisonous?”

"When poison expires, does it become more poisonous or less poisonous?" is a question that has been printed on several images. Poison is bad for you, so what exactly happens when it goes…

June 5, 2017
Work/Businesses

“When profit is the motor of society, destruction is considered as progress”

"When profit is the motor of society, destruction is considered as progress" is a saying that has been put on an image of smokestacks destroying the environment. The saying was posted on…

June 8, 2018
Work/Businesses

“When shit happens, turn it into fertilizer”

"Shit happens" is a saying that became popular in the 1980s. "When shit happens, turn it into fertilizer" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images.…

June 5, 2023
Work/Businesses

“When someone asks what my dream job is. Literally nothing. Who dreams to have a job…”

"When someone asks what my dream job is. Literally nothing.Who dreams to have a job. My only passion is to travel and eat good food" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…

July 6, 2025
Work/Businesses

“When someone doesn’t like me, I check my pay stub to see if it made any difference”

"When someone doesn't like me, I check my pay stub to see if it makes any difference" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that, for example, one…

July 6, 2025
Work/Businesses

“When someone doesn’t like you, check your pay stub to see if it made any difference”

"When someone doesn't like me, I check my pay stub to see if it makes any difference" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that, for example, one…

July 6, 2025
Work/Businesses

“When someone doesn’t like you, check your bank account and see if it made a difference”

"When someone doesn't like me, I check my pay stub to see if it makes any difference" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that, for example, one…

September 15, 2024
Work/Businesses

“When someone tells me it’s easy peasy lemon squeezy, but for me it’s always stressy, depressy, lemon zesty”

“Easy peasy lemon squeezy” is a way of saying that something is easy. "Difficult difficult lemon difficult" (or "When you thought everything would be easy peasy lemon squeezy,…

June 8, 2018
Work/Businesses

“When someone told me I lived in a fantasy land, I nearly fell off my unicorn”

"When someone told me I lived in a fantasy land/world, I nearly fell off my unicorn" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I was out riding with my girlfriend.…

July 13, 2025
Buildings/Housing/ParksTime/WeatherWork/Businesses

“When the full moon comes out, does a werewolf’s house turn into a warehouse?”

A warehouse has nothing to do with a werewolf, but there are jokes. "When the full moon comes out does a werewolf's house turn into a warehouse?" was posted on Facebook by Joey…

April 5, 2018
Work/Businesses

“When the interviewer asked me to describe myself in three words, I replied, ‘Efficient’”

"If I had to describe myself in three words they would be: Efficient" was posted on Twitter on July 6, 2013. "Interviewer: Describe yourself in three words. Interviewee:…

September 20, 2012
Work/Businesses

“When the solution is simple, God is answering”

"If/When the solution is simple, God is answering/speaking" is a quotation that has been credited to Albert Einstein (1879-1955), a physicist who was known for finding simple solutions to…

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