The Hump Day Humor-Gram,  May 16, 2007        Issue Number 218 

1. Fun Works  
2. Mike's Fun at Work Tip   
3. Quote of the Week 
4. It's a Wacky, Wacky World 
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1. Fun Works 

More late-breaking research from the exciting, sometimes 
dangerous, and always glamorous world of humor at work:  

- Digital Equipment in Colorado Springs found that injecting
more fun in the workplace resulted in a 15% increase in 
productivity and a 50% reduction in sick days!  
- Harris and Associates polled 1,000-plus peak performers in
the U.S. and found that 75% of the respondents said the kind
of workplace they would be most reluctant to leave would be  
one that promotes fun, trust and close working relationships. 
- 91% of executives polled by Robert Half International 
said that humor is important to career advancement.  
- Finally, according to careerbuilder.com, 53% of workers feel 
like they work with a bunch of monkeys.
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2. Mike's Fun at Work Tip

The best way to grow your sense of humor is to constantly be on
the look out for life’s everyday incongruities, so start a list 
of strange absurdities you discover at your workplace. Here’s 
the kind of everyday stuff I’m talking about: 
- Why do traffic jams happen in RUSH hour? 
- Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in suitcases?
- Why is there a best-before date on SOUR cream? 
- Why does Hawaii have interstate highways? 
- If a mime is arrested, does he have the right to remain silent? 
- How is it possible to “act natural”? 
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3. Quote of the Week 

“Irony invites us to step down from our pedestals, to loosen our 
anxious grip on life, to take ourselves a little less seriously, 
and to be healed.” Anthony B. Robinson
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4. It's a Wacky, Wacky, World  

And speaking of irony, here are some ironic tidbits listed in 
in “The Big Book of Irony” by Jon Winokur: 
- Coors beer heir Adolph Coors III was allergic to beer. 
- The “Marlboro man” cigarette spokesman died of lung cancer. 
- U.S. border patrol uniforms are made in Mexico. 
- Supervisors in Tucson, Arizona held a closed meeting to 
  discuss Arizona’s open meeting law.  

Happy Hump Day, and remember to laugh at yourself, or others will
volunteer to do it for you!   
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Copyright Michael Kerr, 2007. mike@mikekerr.com  www.mikekerr.com