Starting wage

Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young engineer who was fresh out of MIT, ‘What starting salary were you thinking about?’ The Engineer said, ‘In the neighborhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package.’ The interviewer said, ‘Well, what would you say to a package of 5 weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every 2 years – say, a red Corvette?’ The Engineer sat up straight and said, ‘Wow! Are you kidding?’ The interviewer replied, ‘Yeah, but you started it.’

Bathroom Break

We’ve all been there but don’t like to admit it. We’ve all kicked back in our cubicles and suddenly felt something brew down below. As much as we try to convince ourselves otherwise, the WORK POOP is inevitable. For those who hate pooping at work, following is the 2001 Survival Guide for taking a dump at work. Memorize these definitions and pooping at work will become a pure pleasure.

ESCAPEE.
Definition: a fart that slips out while taking a leak at the urinal or forcing a poop in a stall. This is usually accompanied by a sudden wave of panic embarrassment. This is similar to the hot flash you receive when passing an unseen police car and speeding. If you release an escapee, do not acknowledge it. Pretend it did not happen. If you are standing next to the farter in the urinal, pretend you did not hear it. No one likes an escapee, it is uncomfortable for all involved. Making a joke or laughing makes both parties feel uneasy.

JAILBREAK (Used in conjunction with ESCAPEE).
Definition: When forcing poop, several farts slip out at a machine gun pace. This is usually a side effect of diarrhea or a hangover. If this should happen, do not panic. Remain in the stall until everyone has left the bathroom so to spare everyone the awkwardness of what just occurred.

COURTESY FLUSH.
Definition: The act of flushing the toilet the instant the nose cone of the poop log hits the water and the poop is whisked away to an undisclosed location. This reduces the amount of air time the poop has to stink up the bathroom. This can help you avoid being caught doing the WALK OF SHAME.

WALK OF SHAME.
Definition: Walking from the stall, to the sink, to the door after you have just stunk up the bathroom. This can be a very uncomfortable moment if someone walks in and busts you. As with all farts, it is best to pretend that the smell does not exist. Can be avoided with the use of the COURTESY FLUSH.

OUT OF THE CLOSET POOPER.
Definition: A colleague who poops at work and damn proud of it. You will often see an Out Of The Closet Pooper enter the bathroom with a newspaper or magazine under their arm. Always look around the office for the Out Of The Closet Pooper before entering the bathroom.

THE POOPING FRIENDS NETWORK (PFN).
Definition: A group of coworkers who band together to ensure emergency pooping goes off without incident. This group can help you to monitor the whereabouts of Out Of The Closet Poopers, and identify SAFE HAVENS.

SAFE HAVENS.
Definition: A seldom used bathroom somewhere in the building where you can least expect visitors. Try floors that are predominantly of the opposite sex. This will reduce the odds of a pooper of your sex entering the bathroom.

TURD BURGLAR:
Definition: A pooper who does not realize that you are in the stall and tries to force the door open. This is one of the most shocking and vulnerable moments that can occur when taking a dump at work. If this occurs, remain in the stall until the Turd Burglar leaves. This way you will avoid all uncomfortable eye contact.

CAMO-COUGH.
Definition: A phony cough that alerts all new entrants into the bathroom that you are in a stall. This can be used to cover-up a WATERMELON, or to alert potential Turd Burglars. Very effective when used in conjunction with an ASTAIRE.

ASTAIRE.
Definition: A subtle toe-tap that is used to alert potential Turd Burglars that you are occupying a stall. This will remove all doubt that the stall is occupied. If you hear an Astaire, leave the bathroom immediately so the pooper can poop in peace.

WATERMELON.
Definition: A turd that creates a loud splash when hitting the toilet water. This is also an embarrassing incident. If you feel a Watermelon coming on, create a diversion. See CAMO-COUGH.

HAVANA OMELET.
Definition: A load of diarrhea that creates a series of loud splashes in the toilet water. Often accompanied by an Escapee. Try using a Camo-Cough with an Astaire.

UNCLE TED.
Definition: A bathroom user who seems to linger around forever. Could spend extended lengths of time in front of the mirror or sitting on the pot. An Uncle Ted makes it difficult to relax while on the crapper, as you should always wait to drop your load when the bathroom is empty. This benefits you as well as the other bathroom attendees.

FLY BY.
Definition: The act of scouting out a bathroom before pooping. Walk in and check for other poopers. If there are others in the bathroom, leave and come back again. Be careful not to become a FREQUENT FLYER. People may become suspicious if they catch you constantly going into the bathroom.

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NEWS: Working With Idiots Can Kill You!

Thursday November 21, 2002
By KATE McCLARE

STOCKHOLM — Idiots in the office are just as hazardous to your health as cigarettes, caffeine or greasy food, an eye-opening new study reveals. In fact, those dopes can kill you!

Stress is one of the top causes of heart attacks — and working with stupid people on a daily basis is one of the deadliest forms of stress, according to researchers at Sweden’s Lindbergh University Medical Center.

The author of the study, Dr. Dagmar Andersson, says her team studied 500 heart attack patients, and were puzzled to find 62 percent had relatively few of the physical risk factors commonly blamed for heart attacks.

“Then we questioned them about lifestyle habits, and almost all of these low-risk patients told us they worked with people so stupid they can barely find their way from the parking lot to their office. And their heart attack came less than 12 hours after having a major confrontation with one of these oafs.

“One woman had to be rushed to the hospital after her assistant shredded important company tax documents instead of copying them. A man told us he collapsed right at his desk because the woman at the next cubicle kept asking him for correction fluid — for her computer monitor.

“You can cut back on smoking or improve your diet,” Dr. Andersson says, “but most people have very poor coping skills when it comes to stupidity — they feel there’s nothing they can do about it, so they just internalize their frustration until they finally explode.”

Stupid co-workers can also double or triple someone’s work load, she explains. “Many of our subjects feel sorry for the drooling idiots they work with, so they try to cover for them by fixing their mistakes. One poor woman spent a week rebuilding client records because a clerk put them all in the ‘recycle bin’ of her computer and then emptied it — she thought it meant the records would be recycled and used again.”

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Editor’s note: Checked the source on this article, turns out it was in the Weekly World News, always a reputable source!

The Top 15 Signs Your Neighbor is a Playboy Playmate

15> You get an angry phone call at 2 A.M. describing your barking dog as “a real turn-off.”

14> Every bush in her yard is trimmed in the shape of bunny ears.

13> Your wife forbids you to do yard work.

12> Cops break up loud parties at her place just like anywhere else, but they suck their guts in and pop a few Tic-Tacs before knocking.

11> Your son: “C’mon dad, PLEASE let me camp out in the backyard!”

You: “Son, go home before your wife and kids start to wonder where you are.”

10> The Neighborhood Watch program takes on a whole new meaning, thanks to a bunch of lonely guys with binoculars.

9> Her lawn is kept completely bare on the edges and trimmed neatly down the middle.

8> There’s always a traffic jam on your street when she’s mowing the lawn, and you live on a cul-de-sac.

7> You’ve spoken with her hundreds of times but still have no idea what color her eyes are — or if she even *has* any.

6> Attendance at your neighborhood barbecue skyrockets after she announces she’ll “bring the buns.”

5> After helping her trim her trees, your husband brings home more wood than you can handle.

4> There are so many 13-year-olds mowing her lawn it sound like the Indy 500.

3> You have a steady stream of teenage boys asking if you’d like your walk shoveled. In August. In Los Angeles.

2> Her occupation is listed clearly as “Playboy Playmate” on the restraining order she just took out against you.

1> Your local Domino’s new guarantee: “Your pizza is there in four minutes or less, or your neighbor can spank us like naughty, naughty little boys!”

[ The Top 5 List www.topfive.com ] [ Copyright 2001 by Chris White ]

Some funny signs

Seen on a Holiday Inn in Hyannis Mass-“Sleep with someone you know”Seen on barn in Hooper, Utah:”Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again!””Is there life after death? Trespass here will find out.”At a home cookin’ restaurant in Oklahoma:”The best piece of chicken you’ll ever get without being a rooster”On a BUMPER STICKER:I may be fatBut You’re Uglyand I can dietAt an ATM machine, the sign said, “If you are blind, please use the Braille keys”.Sign seen on a main road in downtown Baghdad:”NO BARKING HERE”(It turns out that the Iraqis pronounce their Ps as Bs;) A sign at a hospital for people with Hemorrhoids, reads:”All deliveries made in rear”I’ve been playing sign games since my dad got his first car in 1940. Recently I saw this one:Free wood for sale.On the I-5 North freeway in San Diego, the California Department of Transportation has kindly erected a sign for the nautically challenged:”Cruise Ships Use Airport Exit”There used to be a sign I’d see while driving down New York Avenue in D.C., but the facility isn’t there anymore; they must’ve moved.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPAY/NEUTER CLINICDepartment of Human ServicesIn this building you can smoke every other day.Today you can’t smoke.