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February 17, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Did you hear about the carpenter who drank on the job? He got hammered”

"I used to go out with a carpenter. He got hammered every night" is a drinking pun that was posted on Twitter by TrishB on November 15, 2010. "Did you hear about the carpenter who…

February 4, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Did you hear about the funeral home that closed? Apparently business was dead”

The expression "business is dead" is usually not taken literally, but there are some jokes. "I have a friend who just got a job as an attendant at a funeral home...he informed me…

July 1, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Did you hear about the wig shop that got robbed? They’re looking into replacing all the locks”

"My wig shop got broken into last night. I've had to replace all the locks" was posted on Twitter by MR SUPERPIDGE on January 28, 2014. The joke is that "locks" can also…

July 25, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Did you know all fishermen are Marxists? Because the sea’s the means of production”

"Seize the means of production" is a Marxist saying. "Sea's the means of production" might be a Marxist fisherman's saying. "Socialism for fishermen: seas the…

April 2, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“Dietary Fact: If you drink a gallon of water a day, you won’t have time to be in anyone’s business because you’ll be too busy peeing. Stay hydrated”

"Drinking a large amount of water everyday helps you avoid other people's drama because you're too busy peeing. Stay hydrated" is a jocual saying that has been printed on many…

September 15, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Difficult difficult lemon difficult” (opposite of “easy peasy lemon squeezy”)

“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,…

November 27, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Digging tunnels is a boring job”

A pun on "boring job" was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on September 23, 2000: "If you operate a drill press, you have a boring job. (Pun of the Day)" "Digging…

August 13, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Disability is not inability” (“Disability does not mean inability”)

"Disability is not inability" (or "disability does not mean inability") is a popular saying about people with disabilities. "Disability does not mean inability" was…

February 21, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Discipline is doing what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, when we don’t want to do it”

"Discipline is doing what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, when we don't want to do it" is a printed saying that became popular in 2012. The origin is uncertain.…

June 7, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most”

"Discipline is (just) choosing between what you want now and what you want most" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "'Discipline is choosing…

June 19, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment”

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment(s)" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Discipline is the bridge between thoughts and accomplishments"…

December 11, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Distrust every enterprise that requires new clothes”

"Distrust every enterprise that requires new clothes" is a paraphrase of what American author Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) wrote in Walden: or Life in the Woods (1854): "I say,…

December 25, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Do dragons enjoy playing offices and accountants?”

Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game. Offices & Bosses is another role-playing game. "If we play D&D...do Dragons play 'Offices & Humans' in their…

December 22, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Do I look like a freakin’ people person?”

"Do I look like a (freaking/fucking) people person?" is a jocular statement that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, bumper stickers and posters. The saying is popular…

May 19, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Do it today or regret it tomorrow”

"Do it today or regret it tomorrow" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today" is the old proverb that is…

May 25, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Do it tomorrow. You’ve made enough mistakes for today”

"Do it tomorrow. You've made enough mistakes (for) today" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Mrs. Harper Richards is bemused by the motto: 'Do it tomorrow…

May 25, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Do it tomorrow. You’ve made enough mistakes today”

"Do it tomorrow. You've made enough mistakes (for) today" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Mrs. Harper Richards is bemused by the motto: 'Do it tomorrow…

March 10, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Do leprechauns make good secretaries?”/“Sure, they’re great at shorthand!”

A leprechaun joke is: Q: Do leprechauns make good secretaries?A: Sure, they're great at shorthand! The "shorthand" pun has been cited in print since at least 2001. Kidsjokes.co.uk…

August 12, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Do locksmiths count as key workers?”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in classifications of some people as "essential workers" (in the US) or "key workers" (in the UK). "LOCKSMITHS. Take advantage…

May 25, 2026
Work/Businesses

“Do nice things for people. Not because of who they are, or what you might get in return, but because of who you are”

"Be kind to people. Not because they're nice, but because you are" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means to be kind,whether it is appreciated or not.…

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