The Hump Day Humor-Gram,  May 30, 2007        Issue Number 220

Please surf on over to www.humouratwork.com for this month’s 
poll: What makes you feel the most valued at work? 
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1. A Laugh a Day Keeps the Grim Reaper Away?
2. Mike’s Fun at Work Tip
3. Quote of the Week
4. It’s a Wacky, Wacky World 
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1. A Laugh a Day Keeps the Grim Reaper Away? 

According to a medical study by Sven Svebak, adults who have
a good sense of humour outlive folks that don’t find life very
funny. Svebak tracked 54,000 Norwegians over seven years, and 
his findings suggested that the greater the role humor played
in their lives, the more likely the people were to have 
survived the seven years! 
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2. Mike's Fun at Work Tip

If you are fortunate enough to have the choice between 
rewarding employees with a cash bonus or a gift, you may want 
to opt for the gift. Surveys suggest that although employees 
beforehand say they'd prefer the cash, people often end up 
spending it on boring stuff they feel they need to, whereas 
they tend to enjoy a gift completely guilt-free. So employees 
who are given gifts report feeling happier afterwards than the 
cash recipients. (If you'd prefer the cash, please don't write 
me an angry letter, I'm just reporting the facts.
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3. Quote of the Week 

“When something is really bad, you laugh, and when something 
is really good, you laugh.”   Rwanda saying 
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4. It's a Wacky, Wacky, World  

If you’ve ever wondered how stressed out your dog or cat is 
(and really, who could blame them for being stressed with 
everything they have to do all day), you can now purchase
a stress patch that you stick to the bottom of your pet’s paw. 
The patch then changes color depending on how much Fido is 
sweating.  

Happy Hump Day one and all. And please, don’t sweat work too much,
life is rrrrruff enough as it is. 
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Copyright Michael Kerr, 2007. mike@mikekerr.com  www.mikekerr.com