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| Humor at Work |
ISSUE 540 - May 28, 2014 |
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Are Your Meetings in Coherent?
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The Yahoo offices in Santa Clara, California, have meeting room names
such as Coherent and Disposed, so that when someone asks where Mike is, the
person gets to respond, "He's in coherent." (Which on some days, is definitely fitting.)
To help employees find their way around in a fun way, the meeting rooms at
Google's Mountain View, California, headquarters are named in alphabetical order
after different geographic locations. In San Francisco, their offices are named
for TV shows and movies set in the area, such as Charmed and X-Men. And their Washington office includes meeting spaces such as
"The Situation Room" and, well, who wouldn't want to meet in "The Secret, Undisclosed
Location"?
But why stop at just meeting rooms? Each bathroom at Google's Santa Monica office is named after a character from the old sitcom Three's Company, which was set in Santa Monica.
Look for opportunities to name your buildings, meeting rooms, hallways, floors, elevators and even stairwells in such a way that it's not only fun, but in a Google-style manner that helps people navigate their way around your offices. You could create the names based on local landmarks, historical/hysterical milestones in your organization, your organization's values or as a way to honor employees, clients or local heroes.
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Mike's Fun at Work Tip |
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If you want to sharpen your humor saw, submit your funniest cartoon caption idea each week to the New Yorker magazine cartoon caption contest. It's a great way to flex your funny bone and get your creative juices oozing. You could also create a weekly or monthly contest in your own workplace, using work-related cartoons drawn by a budding cartoonist in your office. Or, turn it into a team sport and hold a contest for the best caption to a blank cartoon generated by a team as a team building event at meetings.  |
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Quote of the Week |
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"If you wish to tell the truth, make people laugh. But if you wish to make people laugh, tell the truth." Camillien Houde
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It's a Wacky World |
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June is right around the bend and in case you're wandering about without a theme (which would be so very tragic), June is official Effective Communications Month, International Surf Music Month, Accordion Awareness Month, Bathroom Reading Month and Smile Month. And, of course, the usual assortment of wacky theme days are headed your way (click here for the complete list). A few of the highlights:
June 2: Leave the Office Early Day
June 6-8: The Positive Power of Humor and Creativity Day
June 7: Chocolate Ice Cream Day
June 13: Blame Someone Else Day
June 19: Recess at Work Day
June 20: Take Your Dog to Work Day
June 23: Pink Flamingo Day
June 30: PLEASE Take My Children to Work Day | |
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Cost Savings to Book Mike
A whopping 50% discount to book Mike in Edmonton, on this day only, Wednesday, June 25th!
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