“Working towards satisfaction will make you a legend”
"Working towards success will make you a Master. Working towards satisfaction will make you a Legend" is a saying that has been printed on posters. The saying (which appears to be most…
“World’s Largest Store” (Macy’s)
The "World's Largest Store" is, of course, Macy's in Herald Square. However, it appears that Sear's in Chicago once held the title in the early 1900s. 22 February 1925,…
“Worry is like a rocking chair—it doesn’t get you anywhere”
Entry in progress -- B.P. 13 April 1916, Glen Elder (KS) Sentinel, pg. 5, col. 5:Fretting is like a rocking chair; you do a great deal of agitating without getting anywhere. 1 May 1922, Daily News…
“Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles. It takes away today’s peace”
"Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles. It takes away today's peace" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on…
“Worrying is like praying for something that you don’t want to happen”
"Worrying is like praying for something that you don't want to happen" is saying that has been printed on many images. The origin of the saying is unknown, but it became popular in…
“Worrying works! 90% of the things I worry about never happen”
"Worrying works! 90% of the things I worry about never happen" (or "90% of the things I worry about never happen. Worrying works!") is a jocular saying that has been printed on…
“Worth Every Penny” (Jack’s 99-cent stores)
The 99-cent stores (selling items costing 99-cents or below, but some stores have pricier merchandise) began in California, about 1980. Actually, Woolworth's pioneered the idea of the…
“Wrapping presents is folding laundry’s asshole cousin”
"Wrapping presents is folding laundry’s asshole cousin" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Many people hate wrapping presents, just as they hate folding laundry.…
“Wrapping presents is the folding laundry of Christmas”
"Wrapping presents is folding laundry’s asshole cousin" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Many people hate wrapping presents, just as they hate folding laundry.…
“Write two letters” (blaming predecessor joke)
According to an old joke, Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) gave to Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) -- or a corporate CEO gives to a successor -- two letters to open in case of emergency and extreme…
“WTF do you unemployed people do all fucking day? I’m going insane” (quarantine)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic caused many people to be quarantined in their homes. "This quarantine has me thinking a lot, and I just wanna know ... how do you unemployed people do this…
“Years ago, we had Steve Jobs, Bob Hope and Johnny Cash” (joke)
American comedian and actor Bob Hope died on July 27, 2003. American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash died on September 12, 2003. American information technology entrepreneur Steve Jobs died on…
“Yes, I do have a retirement plan. I plan to eat bacon”
"Yes, I do have a retirement plan. I plan to eat bacon" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Yes! I do have a retirement plan. I plan to eat bacon!" was…
“Yesterday I did nothing and today I’m finishing what I did yesterday”
"Yesterday I did nothing and today I'm finishing what I did yesterday" is a jocular work -- or non-work -- saying that has been printed on many images. "Yesterday I didn't…
“Yesterday’s eyeliner can be today’s smokey eye if you just believe in yourself”
"Yesterday's eyeliner can be today's smokey eye if you just believe in yourself" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "Yesterday's eyeliner…
“Yo mama is so dumb, she passed by the YMCA and said hey, they spelled MACYs wrong”
Macy's department store has been mentioned in a "yo mama" insult joke: "Yo mama is so stupid that when she walks by the YMCA she says, 'hey look, they spelled MACY's…
“Yo mama is so lazy, she thinks a two-income family is where yo daddy has two jobs”
A popular "yo mama" insult "lazy joke" is: "Yo mama is so lazy, she thinks a two-income family is where yo daddy has two jobs." The joke was posted on the newsgroup…
“Yo mama’s so stupid, she asked for a price check at the 99-cent store”
Everyone knows that all items in a dollar store (or a 99-cent store) cost one dollar (or 99 cents), although very often selected items have different prices. A popular "yo mama joke"…
“Yo momma so fat, when there’s a full moon she turns 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…
“You are always doing something marginal when the boss drops by your desk”
"You are always doing something marginal when the boss drops by your desk" is a jocular saying that has been cited in print since at least 1979, when it was called "Camille's…