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Write these get-well wishes in a card or send them as a text to a coworker, loved one, friend, or family member. These Get Well Soon Messages Are Perfect for Coworkers, Family Members, and More ...
Any time of year is a good one to peruse this list of short quotes, ... short quotes “Every day, in every way, I’m getting better and better.” (Translated from French: “Tous les jours à ...
"The Ancient Egyptians considered it good luck to meet a swarm of Bees on the road. What they considered bad luck I couldn't say."--Will Cuppy. Tuesday, March 15: "It's hard to detect good luck ...
A good luck charm is an amulet or other item that is believed to bring good luck. Almost any object can be used as a charm. Coins, horseshoes and buttons are examples, as are small objects given as gifts, due to the favorable associations they make. Many souvenir shops have a range of tiny items that may be used as good luck charms.
An alternate operatic good luck charm originating from Italy is the phrase In bocca al lupo! (In the mouth of the wolf) with the response Crepi! or Crepi il lupo! (May it [the wolf] die!). Amongst actors "Break a leg" is the usual phrase, while for professional dancers the traditional saying is merde (French, meaning "shit").
A variant of the phrase—"have a good day"—is first recorded in Layamon's Brut (c. 1205) and King Horn. "Have a nice day" itself first appeared in the 1948 film A Letter to Three Wives . In the United States, the phrase was first used on a regular basis in the early to mid 1960s by FAA air traffic controllers and pilots.
Shopping for coworkers can be tough, especially if you don't know them too well outside of work. Whether you're shopping for your desk buddy or your Secret Santa, we've got you covered.
Most doctors, for example, are fit—“If you go to an obesity conference, good luck trying to get a treadmill at 5 a.m.,” Dushay says—and have spent more than a decade of their lives in the high-stakes, high-stress bubble of medical schools.