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August 17, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Your day will go the way the corners of your mouth turn”

"Your day will go the way the corners of your mouth turn" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "Your day goes the way the corners of your mouth turn"…

July 8, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Your finest Scotch, please” (Scotch tape joke)

There's a difference between Scotch whisky and Scotch tape, but there have been several jokes. "A glass of your finest Scotch tape" was posted on Twitter on August 18, 2015.…

May 16, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Your habits are driving your performance. Your rituals are creating your results”

"Your habits are driving your performance. Your rituals are creating your results" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. Canadian-born motivational speaker and…

August 15, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Your health is an investment, not an expense”

"Your health is an investment, not an expense" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Remember, having a good health is an investment, not an expense!" was posted on…

July 27, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Your life does not get better by chance; it gets better by change”

Motivational speaker and author Jim Rohn (1930-2009) has been credited with the following advice: "You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me?…

August 18, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring”

"Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it's inspiring" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Remember that the way you live your life is your message to…

November 1, 2005
Work/Businesses

“Your Neighborhood Store And So Much More” (Key Food)

Key Food was founded in 1937 and is headquartered on Staten Island. "Your Neighborhood Store And So Much More" is its slogan, apparently not trademarked.…

August 9, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Your pay raise becomes effective when you do”

"Note left in employe's pay envelope; 'Your pay raise becomes effective when you do'" was cited in a 1967 newspaper. The origin is unknown. "Your pay raise becomes…

May 7, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Your salary is the bribe they give you to forget your dreams”

"Your salary is the bribe they give you to forget your dreams" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying encourages someone to break free of an unexciting job and to…

June 6, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Your value does not decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth”

"Your value does not decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth" is a saying that has been printed on many posters and an ecard. The saying was cited on Twitter on…

August 7, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Your vibe attracts your tribe”

"Your vibe attracts your tribe" -- what you do attracts your friends and colleagues -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "Your vibe attracts…

October 12, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Zoot (noun): when you toot on a zoom call”

"ZOOT (NOUN): WHEN YOU TOOT ON A ZOOM CALL" was posted on Twitter by El Arroyo (an image is shown of the message on the restaurant's sign) on April 19, 2020. That is, when…

November 8, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“‘Hopefully this week is over soon’—Me on a Tuesday”

Many people hate Monday, the traditional start of the work week. They also hate the entire work week. "'Hopefully this week is over soon' -- Me on a Monday" is a jocular saying…

November 16, 2024
Work/Businesses

“A guy tried to sell me a coffin today. I told him that’s the last thing I need”

The expression "that's the last thing I'll need" usually means that the person has no need for that thing. Jokes about a coffin take the "last thing" literally.…

January 31, 2026
Work/Businesses

“Actually, life is pretty good when people hate you. They don’t ask you for shit”

"Actually, life is (pretty) good when people hate you. They don't ask you for shit" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. When a fake friend supposedly likes you,…

July 12, 2024
Work/Businesses

“It’s the start of a brand new week, and I’m off like a herd of turtles”

"It's the start of a brand new day, and I'm off like a herd of turtles" is a saying that has been printed on many images A herd of turtles moves slowly. The saying is often used…

August 4, 2024
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“Life is like a teaspoon… I don’t know what this means, but I just feel like a motivational speaker”

A motivational speaker often says the phase "Life is like a ...," and this has led to many jocular formations of compounded nonsense sayings. The sayings/proverbs appear to be African,…

April 25, 2025
Work/Businesses

“No matter how busy I get, I always take time to overthink”

"No matter how busy I get, I always make/take time to overthink" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Stay so busy that you don't have time to…

April 15, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Say hello to Monday and to a brand new week filled with promises and endless possibilities”

“Say hello to Monday and to a brand new week filled with endless possibilities" is a Monday motivational saying that has been printed on many images. Monday is usually the start of the work…

November 16, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Someone tried to sell me a coffin today. I told him that’s the last thing I need”

The expression "that's the last thing I'll need" usually means that the person has no need for that thing. Jokes about a coffin take the "last thing" literally.…

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