All in a Day’s Work

HUMOUR ON THE JOB

AND THE WINNER IS! There’s no mistaking what the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year celebrates. Here are some of our favourites (and in case you’re wondering, yes, they are all real):

■ Behind the Binoculars: Interviews with Acclaimed Birdwatchers

■ Soviet Bus Stops

■ Managing a Dental Practice: The Genghis Khan Way

■ The 2009–2014 World Outlook for 60-Milligram Containers of Fromage Frais

GLASS HALF FULL A friend of mine is a trauma counsellor who helps people who’ve had traumatic experiences on the job come to terms with feelings and emotions they might experience. One day she was lamenting to her daughter that she hadn’t had much work of late. Her daughter urged her to look on the bright side.

“Cheer up, Mum! Something bad is bound to happen.” SUBMITTED BY PAULA PARK

TRIFOCALS I was at the optometrist when an anxious elderly man stated his frustration that his third pair of glasses needed repairing. When I asked why the necessity for three pairs,

he replied, “One for short sight, another for long sight, and the third pair of glasses is to search for the other two!” SUBMITTED BY JILL COHEN

CUBICLE HUMOUR

“Just pop that in the stationery cupboard,” said the office manager, handing his trainee a new roll of bubble wrap.

It took her all morning, but somehow she did it. SUBMITTED BY MAGGIE COBBETT

WORK IT

I have a lot of jokes about unemployed people but none of them work. Source: humorthatworks.com