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It seems like I’m always learning something new about my co-workers. I’ve been around at the City of Buena Beach Recreation Division for a few years now, so I figured I knew most folks pretty well. Not necessarily because they’ve spilled their guts after a few too many drinks at happy hour or anything like that (…actually, that was me).

Ah, the poetic insolence of the bitter employee.  We all know the song by heart.  Sarcastic and   , they lie in wait for their next prey.  All employees are potential targets.  No one is immune from being swallowed whole, the sole of a well-polished Johnston & Murphy shoe the last image of what

I don’t know how things went down at your home growing up, but in the Brown home, cursing was as routine as our spaghetti Sundays. You come in after curfew, and it was… “Where the #%?@ have you been?” Television too loud?: “#@&%, turn that $#!% down - can’t even hear myself think!” Boyfriend called after midnight?: “You better tell that @!&^?% $!&?*# not to call our #*%!

I have a friend who is Mr. Malaprop. The other day he told me that his boss was “no rocketship.” (rocket scientist) The King of Malaprops had to be Archie Bunker of All in the Family, a popular TV sitcom in the 1970’s. I think malaprops and mondegrens are the just about the funniest form of humor, as the following Archie quotes show,IMHO.

I was recently reminded of this oldie but goodie; so I had to repost it: Office Linebacker ... (sigh) ... my dream job. "When it's game time, it's pain time baby - woooo!"

Workplace wellness benefits are almost as common as retirement-plan benefits or life-insurance benefits.  I have a suggestion that I'd like to make regarding a potential addition to the wellness package offered by employers.  But before I make the suggestion, let me explain the circumstances that led to the idea.

If you're headed for a meeting in another country and want to get a laugh--for the right reasons--get a copy of Laughlab: The Scientific Search for the World's Funniest Joke. LaughLab was created by Dr. Richard Wiseman (University of Hertfordshire) in collaboration with the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

Have you ever wondered why teasing doesn't always get the intended results? Because it's ambiguous. And anytime we're ambiguous we risk being misunderstood. Our fun can turn into someone else's humiliation if it's misguided or misinterpreted.

I know. You’re wondering why I’d be writing about how to lose blog traffic. I know, you’re thinking this is about my wanting to teach others to lose their own blog traffic in hopes that I’d gain what they lose, but no… this isn’t that.

The woes of the workplace. Gossiping coworkers. Working next to the loudest talker in the office.  The smells of popcorn wafting through the office mid-afternoon the sicken everyone but the popcorn-popper himself.