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Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Everyone who ticks him or her off gets a $26,000 phone bill.
Has won the Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes three years running.
When asked for their phone number, they give it in hex.
Seems strangely calm whenever the office LAN goes down.
Somehow gets HBO on their PC at work. Mumbled, “Oh, puh-leeeez!” 295 times
during the movie “The Net.”
Massive 401k contribution made in half-cent increments.
Their video dating profile lists “public-key encryption” among turn-ons.
Instead of the “Welcome” voice on AOL, you overhear, “Good Morning, Mr./Ms.
President.”
You hear them murmur, “Let’s see you use that VISA card now, Professor
“I-Don’t-Give-A’s-In-Computer-Science!”
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
I’m tired. For a couple years, I’ve been blaming it on iron poor blood, lack
of vitamins, dieting and a dozen other maladies. But now I found out it ain’t
that. I’m tired because I’m overworked.
The population of this country (the USA) is 237 million. 104 million are
retired. That leaves 133 million to do the work. There are 85 million in school,
which leave 48 million to do the work. Of this there are 29 million employed by
the federal government.
This leaves 19 million to do the work. Four million are in the Armed Forces,
which leaves 15 million to do the work.
Take from the total the 14,800,000 people who work for State and City
Government and that leaves 200,000 to do the work.
There are 188,000 in hospitals, so that leaves 12,000 to do the work. Now,
there are 11,998 people in Prisons. That leaves just two people to do the work.
You and me.
Boy Oh Boy . . . And you’re sitting there reading this. No wonder I’m tired,
I’m the only one working.
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
One day a man tried to get a job at a great company. He passed every test with
flying colours. At the final interview part, the CEO told him that his constant
blinking would bother customers.
“I can fix that with some Aspirin. Just take some and I’ll be better in a
second”
So, he reaches into his pocket and pulls condom after condom out
until he finds the Aspirin. He takes it and his blinking goes away.
The CEO says “We don’t approve of womanizing!”
The guy says “Oh! No! Have you ever tried to ask a pharmacist for aspirin
while your winking”
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
TWELVE THINGS YOU’LL NEVER HEAR AN EMPLOYEE TELL HIS/HER BOSS
1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 5:00 and then bring it
to me. The challenge of a deadline is always refreshing.
2. If it’s really a “rush job,” run in and interrupt me every 10 minutes to
inquire how it’s going. That greatly aids my efficiency.
3. Always leave without telling anyone where you’re going. It gives me a
chance to be creative when someone asks where you are.
4. If my arms are full of papers, boxes, books or supplies, don’t open the
door for me. I might need to learn how to function as a paraplegic in future and
opening doors is good training.
5. If you give me more than one job to do, don’t tell me which is the
priority. Let me guess.
6. Do your best to keep me late. I like the office and really have nowhere to
go or anything to do.
7. If a job I do pleases you, keep it a secret. Leaks like that could get me a
promotion.
8. If you don’t like my work, tell everyone. I like my name to be popular in
conversations.
9. If you have special instructions for a job, don’t write them down. If fact,
save them until the job is almost done.
10. Never introduce me to the people you’re with. When you refer to them
later, my shrewd deductions will identify them.
11. Be nice to me only when the job I’m doing for you could really change your
life.
12. Tell me all your little problems. No one else has any and it’s nice to
know someone is less fortunate.
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
An old blacksmith relized he was soon going to quit working so hard. He picked
out a strong young man to become his apprentice. The old fellow was crabby and
exacting. “Don’t ask me a lot of questions,” he told the boy. “Just do whatever
I tell you to do.” One day the old blacksmith took an iron out of the forge and
laid it on the anvil. “Get the hammer over there,” he said. “When I nod my head,
hit it real good and hard.” Now the town is looking for a new blacksmith.
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Australian Police have been unable to recommend a prosecution for the
following scam:
A company takes out a newspaper advertisement claiming to be able to supply
imported hard core pornographic videos. As their prices seem reasonable, people
place orders and make payments via check.
After several weeks, the company writes back explaining that under the present
law they are unable to supply the materials and do not wish to be prosecuted. So
they return their customers’ money in the form of a company check. However, due
to the name of the company, few people will present these checks to their banks.
The name of the company: “The Anal Sex and Fetish Perversion Company.”
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Casual Fridays:
Week 1 - Memo No. 1
Effective this week, the company is adopting Fridays as Casual Day. Employees
are free to dress in the casual attire of their choice.
Week 3 - Memo No. 2
Spandex and leather micro-miniskirts are not appropriate attire for Casual
Day. Neither are string ties, rodeo belt buckles or moccasins.
Week 6 - Memo No. 3
Casual Day refers to dress only, not attitude. When planning Friday’s
wardrobe, remember image is a key to our success.
Week 8 - Memo No. 4
A seminar on how to dress for Casual Day will be held at 4 p.m. Friday in the
cafeteria. A fashion show will follow. Attendance is mandatory.
Week 9 - Memo No. 5
As an outgrowth of Friday’s seminar, a 14-member Casual Day Task Force has
been appointed to prepare guidelines for proper casual-day dress.
Week 14 - Memo No. 6
The Casual Day Task Force has now completed a 30-page manual entitled
“Relaxing Dress Without Relaxing Company Standards.” A copy has been distributed
to every employee. Please review the chapter “You Are What You Wear” and consult
the “home casual” versus “business casual” checklist before leaving for work
each Friday. If you have doubts about the appropriateness of an item of
clothing, contact your CDTF representative before 7 a.m. on Friday.
Week 18 - Memo No. 7
Our Employee Assistant Plan (EAP) has now been expanded to provide support for
psychological counseling for employees who may be having difficulty adjusting to
Casual Day.
Week 20 - Memo No. 8
Due to budget cuts in the HR Department we are no longer able to effectively
support or manage Casual Day. Casual Day will be discontinued, effective
immediately.
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window
saying:
“HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and
must be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.”
A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went
inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to
the sign, looked at it and whined.
Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office
manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the
dog looked determined, so he led him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up
on the chair and stared at the manager.
The manager said, “I can’t hire you. The sign says you have to be able to
type.”
The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out
a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave
it to him, then jumped back on the chair.
The manager was stunned, but then told the dog, “The sign says you have to be
good with a computer.”
The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to
demonstrate his expertise with various programs and produced a sample
spreadsheet and database and presented them to the manager.
By this time the manager was totally dumbfounded! He looked at the dog and
said, “I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting
abilities. However, I still can’t give you the job.”
The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the part
about being an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The manager said, “Yes, but the sign also says that you have to be
bilingual.”
The dog looked at him straight in the face and said, “Meow.”
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and
talked and talked with the drummer, but his performance simply didn’t improve.
Finally, before the whole orchestra, he said, “When a musician just can’t
handle his instrument and doesn’t improve when given help, they take away the
instrument, and give him two sticks, and make him a drummer.”
A stage whisper was heard from the percussion section: “And if he can’t handle
even that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor.”
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Excerpts from actual letters sent to landlords
The toilet is blocked and we cannot bathe the children until it is cleared.
I want some repairs done to my stove as it has backfires and burnt my knob
off.
This is to let you know that there is a smell coming from the man next door.
The toilet seat is cracked: where do I stand?
I am writing on behalf of my sink, which is running away from the wall.
I request your permission to remove my drawers in the kitchen.
Our lavatory seat is broken in half and is now in three pieces.
The person next door has a large erection in his back garden, which is
unsightly and dangerous.
Will you please send someone to mend our cracked sidewalk? Yesterday my wife
tripped on it and is now pregnant.
Our kitchen floor is very damp, we have two children and would like a third,
so will you please send someone to do something about it.
Will you please send a man to look at my water? It is a funny color and not
fit to drink.
Would you please send a man to repair my downspout? I am an old-age pensioner
and need it straight away.
Could you please send someone to fix our bath tap? My wife got her toe stuck
in it and it is very uncomfortable for us.
I want to complain about the farmer across the road. Every morning at 5:30 his
cock wakes me up, and it is getting too much.
When the workmen were here, they put their tools in my wife’s new drawers and
made a mess. Please send men with clean tools to finish the job and keep my wife
happy.
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