The Hump Day Humor-Gram, March 28, 2007     Issue Number 210

WARNING: Do not read while operating heavy machinery. 

1. The Duh Zone  	 
2. Mike’s Fun at Work Tip   
3. Quote of the Week
4. It’s a Wacky, Wacky World 
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1. The Duh Zone  

There are many workplace principles that seem, at least to me,
to be SO obvious I call them Duh Principles: 
- happy workers make better employees (DUH) 
- happy employees = happy customers (DUH) 
- you get the behaviors and attitudes you reward/recognize(DUH)
- actions speak louder than words (DUH)
- customers cringe when they hear “it’s against our policy”(DUH)
- there’s always one less donut than meeting attendee (DUH)
- meetings with comfortable chairs last longer (DUH)
- no one ever phones in sick on a Wednesday (DUH) 

So here’s the question: if we know some of this stuff is so 
obvious. . .why are so many organizations still NOT operating
in the “DUH Zone”? (I know, I know, this sounds like a bad 
thing, but think about it, if you want to create a fun, 
inspiring workplace, you better make sure you’re at practicing 
those positive principles that are obvious! I mean, DUH!) 
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2. Mike’s Fun at Work Tip 

Hold a "Duh Factor" contest in your workplace to identify those 
policies, safety warnings, signs, and bureaucratic directives 
that fall into the "Duh" category of life because they are so 
painfully obvious (these are the kind of Duh’s you DON’T want 
loitering around the office). For example, warning labels that 
read: "Shin Pads Cannot Protect Any Part of the Body They Do Not 
Cover" or newspaper headlines such as: "Something Went Wrong in 
Jet Crash, Expert Says." Duh. Holding a "Duh Factor" contest can 
not only help everyone sharpen their sense of humor, it can also 
help you identify embarrassing signs or policies. Of course, if 
you do identify some "duhs", rewrite them. You could either poke 
fun at the fact that you KNOW you're stating the obvious, or get 
creative and rephrase them with a heavy dose of humor. =================================================================
3. Quote of the Week 

“You can observe a lot just by watching.” Yogi Berra 
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4. It's a Wacky, Wacky, World  

Here are a few more Duh-licious warning labels: 
- on Nytol Sleep Aid Tablets: Warning: May Cause Drowsiness
- on a Rowenta iron: Never iron clothes on body! 
- cycle helmet mirror: objects in mirror are actually behind you
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Copyright Michael Kerr, 2007. mike@mikekerr.com  www.mikekerr.com