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May 26, 2017
Work/Businesses

“We’re all just kids posing as professionals, counting the days until Friday”

"We’re all just kids posing as professionals, counting the days until Friday" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter by…

May 19, 2020
Work/Businesses

“We’re looking for someone who is responsible..” (joke).

Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitter Reddit -- Jokes Posted by u/M0ng078 May 19, 2020I went for a job interview today and the manager said, “We’re looking for someone who is…

May 8, 2020
Work/Businesses

“We’ve raised our standards, so up yours!”

“DragonFlyBSD: We’ve raised our standards… so up yours!” is a jocular saying that was posted on DragonFly BSD Digest on September 8, 2003. “Up yours!“ is an insult. "Use Plan 9...…

January 21, 2025
Food/DrinkTime/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Wednesday, also known as Monday III.  Coffee, please”

"Tuesday, also known as Monday II. Coffee, please" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. Monday is the traditional start of the work week, and is disliked by many…

March 25, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless”

"Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been credited to American…

March 7, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Welcome to Plastic Surgery Addicts Anonymous…” (joke)

A plastic surgery joke is about "new faces." "S/O to all the new members on Plastic Surgery Addicts Anonymous. Wow! I see a lot of new faces in the room" was posted on Twitter…

October 3, 2025
Education/SchoolsFood/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Welcome to the shit show. Hope you brought alcohol”

"Welcome to the shit show. Hope you brought alcohol" (or "Welcome to the shitshow. Hope you brought alcohol") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means…

October 3, 2025
Education/SchoolsFood/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthWork/Businesses

“Welcome to the shitshow. Hope you brought alcohol”

"Welcome to the shit show. Hope you brought alcohol" (or "Welcome to the shitshow. Hope you brought alcohol") is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means…

January 15, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Welcome to the Shouting Club hotline. We’re currently experiencing very high call volumes”

Telephone help lines often experience "high call volumes." A joke was posted on Twitter by Richard Davidson on October 26, 2015 and The Standup's Daily Gag Feed on October 28, 2015:…

May 21, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Welcome to Wednesday: the day when your brain goes on vacation, but your body has to stay at work”

"Welcome to Wednesday: the day when your brain goes on vacation, but your body has to stay at work. It’s a struggle, but we’re still here, doing… something, kind of" was posted on…

May 10, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Well slap my ass and call me a paycheck because I’m never enough”

Some paychecks never seem to be enough, and some people feel like they are never enough. "Well slap my ass and call me a paycheck, cause I’m never enough" was posted on Twitter by $.o.$…

January 5, 2026
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Well, well, well if it isn’t all my ‘we’ll deal with it in January’ chickens home to roost”

Many people put off December work for the new year, in January. A January saying was posted on X/Twitter by Mollie Goodfellow on January 3, 2023, and this received over 46,000 likes: "well,…

December 28, 2017
Work/Businesses

“What animal can be found in the unemployment line?”/“The poorqueuepine.”

A "porcupine" (a mammal) has nothing to do with a "poor queue," but there have been puns. "A prickly tree standing in line with other trees waiting for a handout during the…

December 15, 2015
Work/Businesses

“What are you waiting for? Christmas?”

Christmas is a big business season, and many children patiently wait for Christmas Day presents. Someone who is waiting for someone else to do a task might say, "Do I have to wait all year for…

April 6, 2011
Work/Businesses

“What can Brown do for you?” (United Parcel Serivce or UPS slogan)

UPS (the United Parcel Service) introduced the trademarked slogan "What can Brown do for you?" in February 2002. UPS has used brown-painted vehicles since the 1920s; by at least the…

September 21, 2014
Work/Businesses

“What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?”

"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" has been credited to American pastor and motivational speaker Robert H. Schuller (1926-2015). Schuller used the line many…

November 30, 2021
Work/Businesses

“What day comes after Black Friday?”/“Black Sabbath.”

"Black Friday" is the Friday following Thanksgiving, a traditional start of the Christmas shopping season. It's sometimes suggested that the following Saturday or Sunday should be…

August 3, 2020
Work/Businesses

“What did one painkiller say to the other?”/“You’re what I’m aspirin to be.”

"Aspiring" should not be confused with "aspirin," but there are jokes. "You see, I'm Aspirin' to become an agricultural tumour, sorry, a Farmer Cyst!" was…

January 24, 2019
Work/Businesses

“What did the light house keeper do when he lost his job?” (joke)

"Lighthouse work" is sometimes confused with "light housework." "That's 'light housework', not 'lighthouse work'. but I can see why you might get…

July 17, 2018
Work/Businesses

“What did the tired artist say?”/“I’m all drawn out.”

An artist riddle is: Q: What did the tired artist say?A: "I'm all drawn out." "What did the tired artist say? I'm drawn out" was posted on Twitter by "dad…

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