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Bold black sans-serif text on a white background reads "Fuck it," then a black-and-white pen-and-ink illustration of a sailing ship with billowing sails on waves, then "it." The ship stands in for the word "ship."

Fuck It, Ship It: A Rebus for Deadlines

A rebus swaps the word "ship" for a sailing ship drawing in the "fuck it, ship it" mantra, the shrug-and-launch motto of deadline-weary workers.

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Bold black sans-serif text on a white background reads "Fuck it," then a black-and-white pen-and-ink illustration of a sailing ship with billowing sails on waves, then "it." The ship stands in for the word "ship."

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