The Hump Day Humor-Gram, September 20, 2006 Issue Number 188

1. Create Your Own Funnies 
2. Mike’s Fun at Work Tip 
3. Quote of the Week 
4. It’s a Wacky, Wacky World 
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1. Create Your Own Funnies 

Turn a stressful situation into an imaginary cartoon 
strip or write imaginary thought bubbles floating above
everyone’s head. “Cartooning” (e.g. imagine that jack ass
of a driver as an actual jack ass) has proven to not only 
be a great stress reducer, it’s also an effective way to 
tap into your creative side, since thinking in pictures 
activates a different part our brains. 
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2. Mike's Fun at Work Tip 

Having trouble finding something to name honored employees 
after? Cable & Wireless Optus in Sydney, Australia held a 
lottery to name floors in their building after staff 
members. The winning employee gets the floor “named” for 
them, as well as a plaque and photo display on “their” 
floor. 

But if you work somewhere where you don’t have any floors, 
don’t be floored – just get creative. I’ve seen companies 
name cafeteria dishes, work projects, and even hallways 
after employees! And heck, if that doesn’t work, you
can always try the idea of giving each employee their own 
special day once a year–a “holiday” named in their honor.
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3. Quote of the Week 

“We’re all amateurs, it’s just that some of us are more 
professional about it than others.” George Carlin 
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4. It's a Wacky, Wacky World  

As reported in the morbidly fascinating bathroom book,
“Idiots at Work,” the Ontario Federation of Labor in 
Kitchener, Ontario once installed a “Bad Boss” hotline. 
Sadly, the system very quickly crashed because of
too many incoming phone calls! Hmmmmmm. I wonder what
the message is?  

Happy Hump Day everyone. Remember to make the person 
in the mirror laugh at least once today. 
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Copyright Michael Kerr, 2006  mailto:mike@mikekerr.com     
Reach Michael at 1-866-609-2640, http://www.MikeKerr.com.