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May 8, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision”

"Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision," American management consultant Peter Drucker (1909-2005) said in 1962. The quotation has been cited in…

June 8, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Where are average things built?”/“In the satisfactory.”

A pun about the words "factory" and "satisfactory" is: Q: Where are average things built?A: In the satisfactory. "Where are average things manufactured? The…

April 18, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Where did the Terminator find toilet paper?”/“Aisle B, back.”

"I'll be back" is a famous line from the movie The Terminator (1984), spoken by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. It shouldn't be confused with "Aisle B, back," but there…

February 15, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Where do animals go when their tails fall off?”/“The retail store.”

A pun about a "retail" store is: Q: Where do animals go when their tails fall off?A: To a retail store. "Where would a dog go to get a new tail? To a retail store!" was…

October 27, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Where do baby ghosts go during the day?”/“Dayscare centers.”

A baby ghost riddle is: Q: Where do baby ghosts go during the day?A: Dayscare centers. The popular Halloween riddle was posted on the newsgroup alt.folklore.ghost-stories on October 31, 1997.…

June 21, 2021
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“Where do cats go to have fun?”/“An a-mews-ment park.”

A cat riddle is: Q: Where do cats go to have fun?A: An a-mews-ment park. "Where do cats go to have fun? A"mews"ment park...." was posted on Twitter by Ravtej Singh on February…

October 30, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Where do fashionable ghosts shop for sheets?”/“Bootiques.”

A popular Halloween ghost riddle about shopping is: Q: Where do fashionable ghosts shop for sheets?A: Boo-tiques. The joke was printed in many newspapers in October 1984. 28 October 1984, Sunday…

June 26, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Where do fishes work?”/“In the of-fish.”

The word "office" becomes "of-fish" in several fish puns. "Where do fishes work? In the of-fish" was posted on Twitter on March 15, 2015. "Where does a shark…

August 14, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Where do homeless accountants live?”/“In a tax shelter.”

An according riddle is: Q: Where do homeless accountants live?A: In a tax shelter! The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008. Accounting funFriday, October 10, 2008Where do homeless…

March 29, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Where do they manufacture smells?”/“The ol’ factory.”

"Olfactory" sounds like "ol' factory" or "ole factory" (old factory), and there are jokes. "Ole-Factory: A factory that manufactures perfumes, or a factory…

October 10, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Where do you see yourself in five years?”/“Probably in a mirror.”

"Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?" is a common job interview question. The interviewer wants to know about the job applicant's general career plans. "Where do I see…

February 13, 2026
Work/Businesses

“Where does a magic scientist work?”/“In a labracadabratory.”

"Labracadabratory" is a blend of the words "laboratory" and "abracadabra," and has been used in jokes. "Where does a scientist wizard work?" was posted on…

February 13, 2026
Work/Businesses

“Where does a scientist wizard work?”/“In a labracadabratory.”

"Labracadabratory" is a blend of the words "laboratory" and "abracadabra," and has been used in jokes. "Where does a scientist wizard work?" was posted on…

June 25, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Where does a shark work?”/“In the of-fish.”

The word "office" becomes "of-fish" in several fish puns. "Where do fishes work? In the of-fish" was posted on Twitter on March 15, 2015. "Where does a shark…

June 22, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Where does an angry sailor go?”/“Anchor management.”

"Anger management" is sometimes punned as "anchor management." "There was a pirate who'd go into a rage when he couldn't get his ship to stop. He had to go to…

December 9, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Where does seaweed go to look for a job?”/“The Kelp Wanted section.”

Many newspapers have a "help wanted" section. Kelp isn't that wanted, but there's a riddle: Q: Where does seaweed go to look for a job?A: The "Kelp Wanted" section of…

April 21, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Where facts are few, experts are many”

"Where facts are few, experts are many" means that, when a problem is not well defined with facts, seemingly everyone is an expert. "When facts are few, experts are many" has…

August 22, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Where have you been?”/“Good employees are hard to find.”

"Good employees are hard to find" usually means that they are hard to acquire, not that they play hide-and-seek. A joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on August 19, 2020: "My boss…

April 18, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Where in this toy store are the Terminator action figures?”/“Aisle B, back.”

"I'll be back" is a famous line from the movie The Terminator (1984), spoken by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. It shouldn't be confused with "Aisle B, back," but there…

March 28, 2021
Pets (Dogs, Cats, Horses)Work/Businesses

“Where should you never take a dog?”/“To the flea market.”

A flea market riddle is: Q: Where should you never take a dog?A: To the flea market. The joke was printed in the Los Angeles (CA) Times on February 9, 1998. “What happened when the dog went to…

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