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Jest Practices: Best Practices for Humor in the Workplace

by: Craig Harrison


Most agree that humor in the workplace can have beneficial effects. Yet not all humor is good humor. The challenge: how to interject appropriate humor and fun into our serious jobs without hurting others or seriously undermining the company. When used appropriately, humor can work for you.

Humor that Uploads Also Uplifts

Humor has the power to make people feel special. When you include people in fun it simultaneously

Laugh and the Work World Laughs With You

by: Craig Harrison


Many of today‘s work environments are rife with moody bosses and co-workers, repetitive tasks and unpredictable market pressures. Stress abounds. Managers often tell me they cant afford the time or cost for my humor workshops; how can they afford not to address workplace stress.

We know clinically that laughter and play have medicinal qualities, offering physical, psychological and physiological benefits as well. In the workpl

Kindly Mother Goose Gets Hit by Merger Mania

by: Arlene Sonya Weiss


Mergers have taken over the world. My very first bank " Bell Federal - has long merged with LaSalle Bank, and now if I want to talk to someone about my mortgage, I have to call a place I never even heard of before " Troy, Michigan! Here in Chicago, Marshall Fields has been swallowed up lock, stock and barrel by MACYS " almost bringing about second Revolutionary War.

Now, just think about what would happen if our beloved Mother G

Queen Finds An Intruder!

by: Robert Locke


Read the humorous adventures of the exiled Queen as she learns to cope with Italian social mores and a complicated political scenario. Ousted by the Republican party after a closely fought referendum(51%) in which the Monarchy is declared an anachronism, the Queen and Prince Consort decide to live out their exile in Italy. The former UK is now known as New English Republican Dominions (NERD). Follow their daily adventures as they come to terms with

USO Sending Paris Hilton Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson to Iraq

by: Karen Fish


It definitely looks like its time for everyone to lighten up. Yesterday General Electric the parent company of NBC, fresh from their success with the Madonna concert at Wembley Stadium in London announced that it had instructed its news anchors to now refer to the conflict in Iraq as a "Civil War." Today President Bush fired back that Iraq was not in a "Civil War." A Civil War according to the dictionaries is defined as a struggle between various grou

Queen Exiled to Italy!

by: Robert William Locke


Ousted by the Republican party after a closely fought referendum(51%) in which the Monarchy is declared an anachronism, the Queen and Prince Consort decide to live out their exile in Italy. The former UK is now known as New English Republican Dominions (NERD). Follow their daily adventures as they come to terms with the complicated political and social mores of Italy while keeping in touch with events and personalities back home.

What If Everybody Promised Not To Kill Anybody For Just One Day?

by: Tom Attea


Now, heres a radical idea. As we see the body count pile up in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa, along with the daily occurrences of murder worldwide, including right here in the gun-toting USA, we ask ourselves, wouldnt it be wonderful if everybody would promise not to kill anybody for just one day?

Imagine, an entire 24-hours without a single person being killed by another person? One day and one night without having to see a tearful hum

Form Of Argument Used By Terrorists Not In Aristotles Rhetoric

by: Tom Attea


As the body count mounts in Iraq, it has become evident that the terrorists, along with the homicidal sectarians, have developed a new form of argument that is not found in Aristotles Rhetoric.

The philosophers civilized inclinations never prompted him to include, among such acknowledged forms of argument as Argumentum ad Populum and Argumentum ad Hominem, the terrorist oratorical mainstay, Argumentum ad Homicidium. In other words, argu

Mixers, Pinatas and Other Illegal Items

by: Edie Deween


Shhhh....if you‘re in Texas, watch your mouth or you could be arrested. No, I‘m not talking about yelling "fire" in a public place or threatening someone. I‘m talking about having a private conversation in a private home about a private matter. Whatever you do, don‘t tell anyone in Texas how to use a sexual aide. If someone has a beef against you, you could be talking to an undercover officer.

Passion parties...

Presidential Prospects of John Kerry Not Very Merry

by: Tom Attea


Although John Kerry was not very merry when he lost his bid for President, he continued to maintain that he deserves a second chance. He might have had one if it werent for two very significant obstacles: Hillary Clinton and John Kerry.

There is little he can do about the allure of Hillary. Though shes a member of the party that seems determined to be at odds with the inclinations of most Americans, she might have so much appeal that she

Iran Continues To Star As The Mouse That Roared

by: Tom Attea


Hardly a day goes by that we dont hear diminutive Iran roar like a lion about its nuclear ambitions. Or growl about its mighty power by launching yet another flight of missiles. Yet among the worlds most powerful nations Iran remains inarguably diminutive. So, regardless of all the bluster, it can never be more than the mouse that roared.

The powers that be can observe and even indulge Iran, but they know quite well that the mouse better

The Invention of Details, With A Final Q & A Period;The Invention of Everything, An Eyewitness Account

by: Tom Attea


At last, we came to the final meeting. It was time to invent details like gravity and magnetism. Then we were scheduled for a final question and answer period. I was waiting for the right moment to bring up my idea that every planet that would have life that can read should come with an instruction manual.

"Well, what do you know? Here we are, at our final meeting. How long do you think we need?"

"It should go pretty fas

Celebrities Provide The Third Answer: Fame With Power

by: Tom Attea


The usual cynics choice is to ask, what would you rather have, fame without power or power without fame? Yet even a cursory look at contemporary society reveals that celebrities have managed to devise a third choice: fame with power.

There is no shortage of for instances. Take Ronald Regan, who went from fame in Hollywood to power in Washington. Or Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has so far gone from fame in Hollywood to power in Sacramento,

New Study Shows The Good Life May Be The Short Life

by: Tom Attea


Love the good things in life? So we do.

Unfortunately, a new study shows that if you‘re content with voluntary starvation you can live longer. The proof is in the monkeys.

One rhesus monkey was put on a calorie-restricted diet, while the other one was allowed to eat till content. You already know the disgusting result.

The monkey on the starvation diet stayed significantly younger-looking and was much

More Good News About Booze

by: Tom Attea


A new medical study has provided more good news about booze. There is an ingredient in red wine that apparently really does prolong life, at least, the life of mice.

How do we know? In a recent study, mice that were fed all kinds of artery-clogging foods and fattened up were given huge doses of the elixir, while other mice were just fattened up. Despite being obese, the cardiovascular systems of the lucky mice on the regimen remained hea

The Invention of Details, With A Final Q & A Period - Second Half;The Invention of Everything

by: Tom Attea


"Really?"

"Yeah. We figure, why make the creatures think about the billions of things that will be going on to keep them alive. We want to free them up to think about their lives, do things they actually want to do, and, my favorite subject, think about and discover the given."

"The given?"

"What the universe is made of, how it works, etc."

"Now, of course, youre referring to the creatures

Bush Rows Upstream In Iraq, As In Up Niagara Falls

by: Tom Attea


President Bush continues to row upstream in Iraq, even though the current seems to pick up speed every minute. In fact, he seems to be rowing up Niagara Falls. But he just keeps on going, despite the fact the majority of Americans are standing on the venerable Niagara tour boat, The Maid of the Mist, and calling out to him to quit already.

Apparently, the roar of the falls is too deafening for him to hear them. While he presents the app

Communists Sell North Korea And Iran The Noose To Hang Themselves With

by: Tom Attea


Remember Lenins quip that "The capitalists would sell us the noose to hang them with"? Talk about the inevitability of history. Now the statement seems to apply more to the communists.

When UN sanctions went into effect against North Korean, Beijing vowed to enforce them, at least, as much they vow to enforce anything other than repression of their own peoples freedoms. Remember how atwitter Condi Rice was about Chinas willingness?

Politicians Now Have Clean Hands; Rectitude Not Required

by: Tom Attea


Now, even the most nefarious politicians have clean hands. Just ask them and theyll show them to you. How is that possible? Have they all suddenly been overcome by moral rectitude?

Not at all. While were free to tell ourselves such a fairytale, the surprising feat is due entirely to the wide use of hand disinfectant.

It seems that politicians have discovered the germ theory of disease. They know if they go out and shake a

After Election Debate, Emergency Medics Labor To Uncross Hillary Clintons Fingers

by: Tom Attea


In a recent debate with her Republican opponent in the race for the Senate, Hillary Clinton was repeatedly challenged about her presidential ambitions and accused of inattention to her duties as a Senator from New York. Ever unruffled, she maintained that she is very much focused on her work as a Senator and, crossing her fingers, insisted that she has not yet made a decision to run for the presidency.

The debate did go on and Senator Cl

New Government Study Fails To Locate Mexicans Who Know What A Ladder Is

by: Tom Attea


An extensive study by the U. S. government of Mexicans hoping to enter America illegally has concluded that not a single one of them knows what a ladder is.This key finding has given impetus to funding for extensions of the border fence between America and Mexico.

As President Bush noted, "Today is a lucky day for America. We have learned that aspiring illegal immigrants cannot resort to ladders, because they never heard of them. So all

New Bush Tactic On Stay The Course In Iraq: Dont Say It; Just Stay It.

by: Tom Attea


The press was abuzz with the news that President Bush has dropped the dumb saying in regard to Iraq that America will "stay the course." Unfortunately, almost all other comments emanating from the oval office indicate that he intends to keep the same dumb strategy.

In other words, with political pressures mounting as the November wakeup call draws nigh, the administration seems to have arrived at the politically expedient policy, "Dont

"The God Delusion" By Richard Dawkins. Philosophical Fiddling While Rome Burns

by: Tom Attea


While the world goes its self-destructive way " not entirely because humans differ in their beliefs about the nature of and existence or nonexistence of God " we have yet another book by a contemporary philosopher, riffling through the dusty bones of ancient arguments that can never be settled, because one opinion supported by inconclusive evidence can never disprove another opinion supported by inconclusive evidence.

The author, the wid

The Invention of Water And Air Creatures; Part Six, The Invention of Everything, An Eyewitness Account

by: Tom Attea


Now, the stage was set. We had land, water, the sky, heat and light, and our first invention, a way for whatever creatures we would invent to reproduce and have a great time doing so. Now, we were ready to develop the actual creatures who would inhabit the invention. Today we were scheduled to start with the ones that would go in the water and air.

"I want to congratulate everybody for your work so far. Its because of your dedication and

New Microsoft Achievement:Making Even Norton And McAfee Feel Insecure

by: Tom Attea


After years of making its users feel insecure about viruses and worms, Microsoft has finally achieved what was until now hardly imaginable: making the companies dedicated to its own security feel insecure.

It seems that in its new operating system, Vista, scheduled for release in early 2007, the software giant has been unable to restrain itself from its storied monopolistic tendencies and has dared to include its own security system.

Squirrel Meat - Delicious but Deadly?

by: John Smith


One of my favorite movies is National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. There is one particularly funny scene in which a squirrel has hitched a ride inside the Griswold house sequestered in the tree Clark has set up. The squirrel is discovered and makes a run for it, causing chaos and panic among the fleeing main characters.

Amid the confusion, Clark turns to his wifes cousin Katherine and asks her, "Where is Eddie, doesnt he eat these d?!$

Three Turban Monte; Bush And Rumsfeld Find Themselves Playing A Real Sucker's Game

by: Tom Attea


We all know the story of the rube who gets sucked into a game of Three-Card Monte on Fifth Avenue and watches his bets disappear in the pockets of the quick-handed sharpie at the folding card table. And what do we have in the Middle East now but a variation of the same obvious suckers game, which we choose to call Three Turban Monte?

Can you pick the Medieval headgear under which we can hope to find a winner? Or are we bound to be snooke

General Motors Finds A Way To Use Solar Power Even When It Cant Afford To Install It

by: Tom Attea


General Motors, long inept at making cars with quality ratings that might persuade Americans to buy them, now finds itself too broke to install solar power.

But it has made a clever and commendable accommodation to its impoverishment. It has agreed to allow a solar-power company to install a system on the roof of one of its warehouses and then buy the power as it would from any other electric company.

In fact, the step may

Urgent Search For New Islamic Sect, Called Smiley Muslims

by: Tom Attea


As Shiites and Sunnis continue to knock each other off in Iraq and rant against the West, the search for a new Muslim sect has become urgent.

The revolutionary spin off, to be called Smiley Muslims, has only one religious duty: smiling.

No member is encouraged to carry a gun or don a suicide belt. Not even to rave on about how holy Islam is compared to any other religion and vow to kill all the infidels. Even praying fiv

President Of Iran Questions Irans Right To Exist

by: Tom Attea


With a surprising salvo of bravado, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has asked the provocative question, "Does Iran have a right to exist?"

In the startling speech, he warned Western nations, especially European ones, that they will be hurt if they continue to insist that Iran should not be wiped off the map. And, during a national radio address, he hinted, "You should know that the rage of people is boiling hot enough to poach a do

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