The Hump Day Humor-Gram,  June 13, 2007        Issue Number 222

For a great ten minute video (featuring yours truly) on 
Fun in the Workplace, surf on over to: 
http://www.ontothesummit.com/index.php?page=46 
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1. Fun at Work in Action 		
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 At Work in Action 

Another great example of fun at work was sent my way. The 
supervisors at a Cooperators Auto Claims call centre recently 
threw an employee appreciation day. Employees were treated to 
breakfast, lunch, and even cookies and chocolate milk. There 
were opportunities for massages, a “match the employee to the 
photo from grade school” contest, caricatures on a “wall of 
shame” and a “decorate your office” event. 

And even though they created an exceptionally fun day for all, 
the folks at the very busy call centre still managed to 
get their work done as productively as ever! 
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2. Mike's Fun at Work Tip

Create a “celebrations calendar” for your office, where you can
highlight and keep track of any special events, holidays and 
employees’ (or key clients) birthdays. And if you set it up
electronically, create reminders of significant dates two weeks 
prior to the actual date so folks aren’t scrambling to find that 
perfect birthday card on the afternoon of the big event.  
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3. Quote of the Week 

“The most wasted day of all is that in which we have not 
laughed.” Sebastian R.N. Chamfort
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4. It's a Wacky, Wacky, World  

Here’s a new humor term for you: “joke-jacking.” Joke-jacking
is stealing another comedian’s jokes, and of course is 
considered a big no-no low form in the world of comedy. 
(And if it’s stealing another joke about high-jacking by a 
comedian named Jack, it’s called Jack-high-jack-joke-jacking.)    

Happy Hump day folks. Remember to laugh at yourselves or others 
will volunteer to do it for you!  
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Copyright Michael Kerr, 2007. mike@mikekerr.com  www.mikekerr.com