“The wise man poops on company time. The foolish man waits until his break” is a saying that has been shown on a popular image. The image makes this appear to be an ancient Chinese proverb, but it’s only a joke.
“The wise man poops on company time. The foolish man waits until his break” (shown on an image) was posted on iFunny on June 27, 2021. It’s not known who originated the image.
“Boss makes a dollar. I make a dime. That’s why I poop on company time” is a related saying.
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RoccotheFunnyman_2017
27 jun 2021
The wise man poops on company time The foolish man waits until his break
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Zach Spencer
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A wise man poops on company time
3:49 PM · Jun 28, 2021
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J HENDRIX
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The wise man poops on company time.
The foolish man waits until his break.
1:10 AM · Jun 30, 2021
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⁶⁶dhz
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“The wise man poops on company time. The foolish man waits until his break”.
6:11 PM · Jun 30, 2021
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IGZ
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“The wise man poops on company time. The fool waits until their break”
- Confucius
7:04 PM · Jul 3, 2021
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Joshua
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The wise man poops on company time, the foolish man waits until his break.
-Sun Tzu
9:15 AM · Jul 6, 2021
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Your’s Truly
@yourstrulyent_
“The wise man poops on company time. The fool poops on his break.”
-Confucius
2:00 PM · Jul 10, 2021
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King Weeb IV || WarGod || ENVtuber || 🔞
@WeebTheIV
“A wise man poops on company time. An unwise man waits for his break.”
-Confucius or something
2:48 PM · Aug 26, 2021
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PiQ
@PriapusIQ
💩 “Wise man poops on company time - Foolish man poops on his break”
~ Ancient Chinese Proverb.
4:20 AM · Oct 7, 2022
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Scottie King 👑
@ScottieKing
A wise man poops on company time 💩
A foolish man waits until his break 😂
2:46 PM · Dec 27, 2022
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Declaration of Memes
@libertycappy
(The following text is shown on an image that makes it look like an ancient Chinese proverb.—ed.)
The wise man poops on company time.
The foolish man waits until his break.
2:37 PM · Feb 5, 2023
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