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April 22, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Earth Day implies the existence of Mercury Day and Venus Day and Mars Day and…”

Does Earth Day (April 22) imply the existence of some other days? "Earth Day implies the existence of Moon Night. Give it up for the moon everybody" was posted on X/Twitter by "o’…

April 22, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Earth Day implies the existence of Moon Day”

Does Earth Day (April 22) imply the existence of some other days? "Earth Day implies the existence of Moon Night. Give it up for the moon everybody" was posted on X/Twitter by "o’…

April 22, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Earth Day implies the existence of Moon Night”

Does Earth Day (April 22) imply the existence of some other days? "Earth Day implies the existence of Moon Night. Give it up for the moon everybody" was posted on X/Twitter by "o’…

April 22, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Earth Day implies the existence of Noseth Day and Throatth Day”

Does Earth Day (April 22) imply the existence of some other days? "Earth Day implies the existence of Moon Night. Give it up for the moon everybody" was posted on X/Twitter by "o’…

April 22, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Earth Day implies the existence of Space Week”

Does Earth Day (April 22) imply the existence of some other days? "Earth Day implies the existence of Moon Night. Give it up for the moon everybody" was posted on X/Twitter by "o’…

April 22, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Earth Day implies the existence of Water Day. Fire Day and Air Day”

Does Earth Day (April 22) imply the existence of some other days? "Earth Day implies the existence of Moon Night. Give it up for the moon everybody" was posted on X/Twitter by "o’…

April 22, 2024
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Earth Day implies the existence of Wind Day and Fire Day”

Does Earth Day (April 22) imply the existence of some other days? "Earth Day implies the existence of Moon Night. Give it up for the moon everybody" was posted on X/Twitter by "o’…

June 30, 2013
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“Easy peasy lemon squeezy”

"Easy peasy" and "easy peasy lemon squeezy" both mean something that is very easy. It's claimed that "easy peasy lemon Sqezy" was cited in 1964-65 print ads in…

January 16, 2017
Work/Businesses

“eBay is so useless. I tried to look up lighters and all they had was 13,749 matches”

eBay.com is an online auction and shopping website. A joke is: "eBay is so useless. I tried to look up lighters and all they had was 13,749 matches." The joke was first posted on Twitter…

November 8, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Economy so bad u might as well follow your dreams and see what happens”

"Follow your dreams" is popular advice, but many people cannot afford to leave a job that pays the bills to, for example, travel the world or pursue an artistic endeavor. However, in a…

November 8, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Economy so bad you might as well follow your dreams and see what happens”

"Follow your dreams" is popular advice, but many people cannot afford to leave a job that pays the bills to, for example, travel the world or pursue an artistic endeavor. However, in a…

October 25, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Efficiency is a highly developed form of laziness”

"Efficiency is a highly developed form of laziness" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, hats and buttons. The lazy person wants to be efficient so he…

January 13, 2018
Work/Businesses

“Efficiency is clever laziness”

"Efficiency is clever laziness" is another form of the old saying, "Choose a lazy person to do a hard job because that person will find an easy way to do it." The saying…

February 16, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Eh, it’s good enough.—Mediocrites, Greek philosopher”

Socrates (470-399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. There was no philosopher named "Mediocrates" or…

February 16, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Ehh, good enough.—Mediocrates”

Socrates (470-399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. There was no philosopher named "Mediocrates" or…

February 16, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Ehh, good enough.—Mediocretes”

Socrates (470-399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. There was no philosopher named "Mediocrates" or…

December 8, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Employee of the Month is a good example of how a person can be a winner & loser at the same time”

"Employee of the Month is a good example of how a person can be a winner and a loser at the same time" is a jocular one-line work saying that has been printed on many images. New…

May 9, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Employees don’t leave their company, they leave their boss” (People leave managers, not companies)

"Employees/People don't leave their job/company/organization, they leave their boss" is a popular saying to explain why people leave their jobs. A bad boss is a more important factor…

February 2, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Employees must stop crying before returning to work. And wash your hands” (bathroom sign)

"Employees must stop crying before returning to work. And wash your hands" is a bathroom sign tat as been printed on many images. "Employees must stop crying before returning to…

November 17, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“Employees must wash hands. You should too, but I’m not your mother” (sign)

"Employees must wash hands before returning to work" is a sign in many restrooms. "Employees must wash hands. You should too" is a jocular version that has been printed on many…

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