“I don’t mind going to work, but the 8 hour wait to go home is bullshit” is a jocular line that has been printed on many ecards. “I don’t mind going to work but that eight hour wait to go home sucks!” was printed in the website Daily Kos on July 16, 2007. “You know I dont mind going to work… But that 8 hour wait to go home is a pain in the arse…” was cited on Twitter on October 31, 2008.
Daily Kos
I don’t mind going to work but that eight hour wait to go home sucks!
by Audri on Mon Jul 16, 2007 at 09:15:00 AM PDT
Meme Generator
August 21, 2008
I dont mind going to work… but this 8 hour wait to go home is bullshit. - Correction Guy
Twitter
Ben Eadie
@beneadie
You know I dont mind going to work… But that 8 hour wait to go home is a pain in the arse…
10:57 AM - 31 Oct 2008
Twitter
Nomadik Kitty
@nomadikkitty
@TheFirstStrike Reminds me of a sign I read. “I don’t mind going to work, but the 8 hour wait to go home is a bitch.”
9:51 AM - 12 Nov 2008
Google Books
Funnywares:
Witty Short Phrases
By Sharon Ross
Lulu Publishing (Lulu.com)
2009
Pg. 27:
Yes, Friday! I don’t mind going to work, but that eight hour wait to go home is a b*tch .
Twitter
Lynn
@LynnHetzler
TGIF I don’t mind going to work but this 8 hour wait to go home is just bullshit
8:22 AM - 15 May 2009
Google Groups: Clean Humor
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~ I don’t mind going to work. But that 8-hour wait to go home is awful!
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