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March 15, 2020
Workers/People

“Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it goes”

"Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it goes" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is uncertain. "Life is like a…

May 14, 2019
Workers/People

“Moms are like buttons. They hold everything together”

"Moms/Mothers/Mums are like buttons. They hold everything together" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Mothers are like buttons, they hold everything together"…

August 1, 2024
Workers/People

“Most people are assholes. Don’t believe me? Next time you see a group of people, yell out, ‘Hey, asshole!’”

"Most people are assholes. Don't believe me? Next time you see a group of people, yell out, 'Hey, asshole!' They'll turn and look" is a jocular saying that has been…

March 4, 2020
Workers/People

“My children are like inmates at a jail: They eat for free, they are all innocent…”

"My children are like inmates at a jail: They eat for free, they are all innocent and they don't like the warden" is a jocular saying that has been printed on an image. "has…

February 21, 2022
Workers/People

“My grandma is 80% Irish. People call her Iris”

"Hi I'm Iris & I'm 80% Irish heheheh u get it??" was posted on Twitter by iris on November 13, 2013, and frequently after this. "My grandmother Iris is 80% Irish"…

November 28, 2019
Workers/People

“Name is mud” (one is discredited or unpopular)

"His/Her/Your name is Mud" is to say that someone is discredited or unpopular. The saying was defined in the book Slang: A Dictionary of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, the Pit, of…

November 27, 2019
Workers/People

“Name three things that don’t hang themselves.”/“Christmas ornaments, drywall and Jeffrey Epstein”

American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was born in Brooklyn in 1953. Epstein died in his jail cell in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan on August 10, 2019,…

March 27, 2024
Holidays/Events/ParadesWorkers/People

“Remember, Mother’s Day is for moms, not men in dresses—Your day is April 1st”

Many people believe that Mother's Day is for biological women/mothers, and not for trans women. "Remember, Mother's Day is for moms, not men in dresses -- Your day is April 1st"…

July 26, 2021
Workers/People

“S.I.N.G.L.E. Stress Is Now Gone Life’s Easier”

"S.I.N.G.L.E. Stress Is Now Gone Life's Easier" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is from 2011 and is of unknown authorship. "RT @DJJUICE718:…

October 8, 2019
Workers/People

“Sweet fancy Moses!” (exclamation)

"Sweet fancy Moses!" is an exclamation that was used twice on the New York City-based television sitcom Seinfeld, on the episode "The Little Kicks" that was written by Andy…

September 24, 2022
Workers/People

“The gender neutral term for sugar daddy is fructose financer”

"Fructose financer" is a jocular term for a "sugar daddy." “Fructose financer” was posted on Twitter by خديجة on August 31, 2018. "The gender neutral term for…

November 4, 2017
Workers/People

“The gender neutral term for sugar daddy is glucose guardian”

"The gender neutral term for sugar daddy is glucose guardian" is a jocular saying about a "sugar daddy" that has been

January 9, 2020
Workers/People

“There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family”

"There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family" is a friendship saying that has been printed on many images. “@TheQuotesJungle: There are friends,…

January 19, 2020
Workers/People

“They say you find love in every corner. My life must be a circle”

Circles don't have corners. "They say you find love in every corner. My life must be a circle" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "They say you find love…

January 20, 2023
Workers/People

“They’re called Karen because they be Karen too much about things that don’t concern them”

"Karen" should not be confused with "caring," but there are jokes. "Call ya Karen cuz you be Karen too much about things that are nun ya business" was posted on…

January 10, 2020
Workers/People

“Together forever, never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart”

"Together forever, never apart, maybe in distance (but) never in heart" (also "Always together, never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart" and "True friends are…

January 9, 2020
Workers/People

“True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart”

"Together forever, never apart, maybe in distance (but) never in heart" (also "Always together, never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart" and "True friends are…

June 1, 2023
Workers/People

“What are those things you blow to make a wish?”/“Sugar daddies.”

"My friend: 'What do you call those things you blow and make a wish?' Me: 'Breathalyzer?'" is a joke that has been printed on many images. A birthday cake has candles,…

July 24, 2020
Workers/People

“What type of people never get angry?”/“The nomads.”

A riddle was printed in the Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution on January 18, 2005: Q: What do you call someone who never gets angry?A: A no-mad (nomad). "What type of people never get angry?…

November 17, 2019
Workers/People

“Why am I the only naked person at this gender reveal party?”

At a "gender reveal party," the sex of a baby is revealed. The sex of someone attending the party isn't revealed, but there are jokes. "Why am I the only naked person at this…

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