The Hump Day Humor-Gram, October 18, 2006 Issue Number 192
1. Take Back Your Time . . . to Laugh  
2. Mike’s Fun at Work Tip 
3. Quote of the Week 
4. It’s a Wacky, Wacky World 
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1. Take Back Your Time . . . to Laugh  

In honor of “Take Back Your Time” Day, celebrated in the U.S.
on October 24th, why not plan to, well, here’s a thought, take
back your time. If you are feeling overworked and underplayed, 
then Take Back Your Time day is just the day for you – it’s 
intended to raise awareness on the need for folks to slow down 
and smell the petunias, spend some quality time with the kids, 
and to simply balance our lives better in this over-caffeinated, 
dog-eat-dingo world of ours. 

I often hear people complain to that they simply don’t have 
time to have fun. And yet, by taking time out for a laugh or 
to truly live in the moment with some spontaneous humor, not only 
will you balance your life better, chances are you’ll be more 
productive in the long run.  

Remember, the moment you catch yourself saying, “I don’t have 
time to laugh” is the best time of all to laugh! 
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2. Mike's Fun at Work Tip 

Speaking of taking back your time, try actually scheduling in 
fun, for at least a month (what have you got to lose, other than
your sanity?). Schedule in a ten-minute humor break into your 
meetings, create a “wacky hour” where every day at 2:30 p.m. your 
team has to do something wacky for two minutes, or start a 
tradition with your team to set aside five minutes at the start 
and end of each day to share a story or joke.
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3. Quote of the Week 

"The time to laugh is when you don't have time for it." 
Argus Poster  (I think I read that somewhere recently.)
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4. It's a Wacky, Wacky World 

The latest Ig Nobel prizes have been awarded, reminding us all 
that even scientists have a sense of humor. The Ig Nobels honor 
the year’s most unusual or wacky scientific research projects. 
This year’s winning studies delved into the following topics:
why woodpeckers don’t get headaches, how dung beetles are 
finicky eaters (who’d have thought?), how mosquitoes are 
as attracted to smelly feet as they are to limburger cheese, 
how (and please, I just report the news folks) you can stop
hiccups with a digital rectal exam, and finally: the invention  
of a teenager repellant device that emits a high pitched 
noise annoying to teenagers, but inaudible to most adults. 
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Copyright Michael Kerr, 2006  mailto:mike@mikekerr.com     
Reach Michael at 1-866-609-2640, http://www.MikeKerr.com.