Quote of the Day: Controlling One’s Destiny.

“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.”

Michel de Montaigne

Were it that we could control the weather, the seasons, the people in our lives, or our gods. We can’t. But Montaigne gives a way forward, that is, not to stress about the things we can’t control, but instead focus on that which we can. Have a great day … it’s yours to shape.

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At Work Jokes

Working hard? Take a break and enjoy some laughs with our collection of workplace jokes! Perfect for lightening the mood during a hectic workday, these jokes are designed to bring a smile to your face and spark laughter in the office. From witty one-liners to office-centric puns, these jokes are ideal for sharing during coffee breaks, meetings, or any time you need a little humour to make the day go faster. So go ahead, share a laugh with your colleagues and make the office feel a little more fun!

I went for a job interview yesterday.

The interviewer asked me what my biggest weakness was.

I said, “My honesty.”

He said, “I don’t think that’s a weakness.”

I said, “I don’t care what you think.”

I got sacked from my job as a theatre designer.

I left without making a scene.

Because of the hot weather over the next few days, my boss has said we can bring shorts in!

Jack Daniels it is then!

My boss said to me today, “You’re the worst train driver ever. How many trains have you derailed so far?”

I said, “It’s hard to keep track…”

I used to have a job at a stationary firm, but I resigned. I felt it wasn’t going anywhere.

At an interview..

First question: “Describe yourself in 3 words”,

Me: “Not very good with numbers”

I used to work at a cat shelter but I had to quit.

They reduced meowers.

I saw someone waving but I wasn’t sure if they were waving at me or someone else.

Don’t think I’m cut out to be a lifeguard…

I went to my boss’s funeral …

I kneeled down next to the coffin and whispered, “who is thinking outside the box now?”

Just got sacked from my job as a dishwasher.

I kept putting the plates and bowls in the wrong order.

The boss reckons I am dishlexic.

People keep telling me I’m the worst mailman they’ve ever seen.

Damn, I meant to post this somewhere else.

My boss hates it when I shorten his name to Dick…

Especially when his name is Steve.

I start my new job as an apprentice bell ringer later this morning…

It’s my first day, so they’ll just be showing me the ropes.

“Boss, I’ve got a probl…””

There are no such things as problems!, only opportunities”

“Oh, ok.. I’ve got a serious drinking opportunity”

I don’t like to talk about my years spent working as a cinema usher.

I was in a dark place at the time.

I got court martialed by the Army after I stole ice cream, trifle, and fruit salad.

I was found guilty of being a desserter…

I have a new job transporting shallots on slow-moving boats along canals.

I’m an onion bargee…

As a funeral director, I tie the shoelaces together of the deceased.

Because if there was ever a zombie apocalypse, it would be hilarious.

As I get older and I remember all the people I’ve lost along the way.

I think, maybe a career as a tour guide wasn’t for me after all.

I got a promotion at the farm.

I’m the new CIEIO.

A co-worker named Celcius recently retired from my company, so they hired a guy called Kelvin to replace him.

He’s the new temp.

I took a new teaspoon into work today.

It caused quite a stir.

I’ve got a new job as a litter picker.

I’ve not been given any training though!

I’m just picking it up as I go along.

I’ve started a dating site for chickens.

It’s not my full-time job, I’m just doing it to make hens meet.

I used to work in a bookshop and I was asked for a copy of ‘A Tale Of Two Cities’.

The customer said; “Can you wrap it?”

I’ll give it a go sir… 🎶It was da best o’ times, it was da worst o’ times…🎶

I went for a job interview today and was asked to describe myself in three words.

“Violent when disappointed”

I hope to get hired tomorrow.

I’ve lost my job at the farm collecting eggs from chickens.

I’ve been laid off.

I went for an interview for a job today and the manager said, “We’re looking for someone who’s responsible.”

Well, I’m your man.” I replied, “In my last job, whenever anything went wrong, they said I was responsible.”

I used to work in a shoe recycling shop.

It was sole destroying.

I’ve got a new job working shift work making chess sets.

I’m on Knights next week.

“Sarcasm will get you nowhere in life” my boss told me.”

“It got me to the ‘International Sarcasm’ finals in Chile in 2009.”

“Really?”

“No”

Went for a job as a potato packer…

Ended up getting the sack.

I’ve just got a job making plastic Draculas.

There are only two of us on the production line…

So I have to make every second Count.

A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered drawer.

People have often asked me why I wanted to become a film editor.

Well, to cut a long story short…

I knew I was destined to be a psychologist, not a magician when I pulled a habit out of a rat.

Interviewer: “What do you consider one of your best strengths?”

Me: “I can perform under pressure.”

Interviewer: “That’s fantastic! Can you give me an example?”

Me: “Sure.(clears throat..).. mm ba ba deUm bum ba deUm bu bu bum da dePrrressure pushing down on me..”

I got a new job with the Samaritans last week.

I tried to phone in sick this morning but they talked me out of it!

I should never have agreed to take that job trimming the hedges at Hampton Court maze…

I’m not sure I can get out of it now.

The job interviewer asked why they should give me the waiter’s job.

I said, “I bring a lot to the table”.

The female caretaker in my office block asked whether I would hang out with her and smoke marijuana….

I said no, I can’t deal with a high-maintenance woman…

I was at a job interview today.

The interviewer said to me, “On your CV, it says that you’re a man of mystery.”

I said, “That’s correct.”

He said, “Would you like to elaborate?”

I said, “No.”

I was having dinner with my boss and his wife and she said to me,

“How many potatoes would you like Andy?”

I said, “Ooh, I’ll just have one please”.

She said “It’s OK, you don’t have to be polite”

“Alright,” I said “I’ll just have one then, you stupid cow”

At long last, I got the job as Lighthouse Manager.

It took me ages to get to the top.

I’ve just applied for a job in a salad packing factory.

The hours are terrible, but apparently, the celery is good.

I’ve started a boat-building business in my attic.

The sails are going through the roof.

I used to have a job collecting leaves.

I was raking it in.

I’ve decided to start a magazine dedicated to ice cream!

I’ve just had my first scoop!

My colleagues at work have given me the nickname “Mr. Compromise.”

It’s not my first choice, but I’m ok with it.

I went for an interview at IKEA.

The manager greeted me by saying “come in, make a seat.”

My boss yelled and said, “You’ve been late 5 times this week do you know what that means?”

Apparently “It’s Friday” wasn’t the correct answer

It’s Jamaican hairstyle day at work tomorrow.

I’m already dreading it…

When I was a lumberjack I chopped down exactly 3,625 trees.

I know this because every time I chopped one down I kept a log.

I’m gonna get a job cleaning mirrors.

It’s just something I could really see myself doing.

School days, I remember them well.

Footy at dinner, crafty fag round smokers’ corner, snogging the girls behind the bike shed…

Bloody miss that caretaker job.

I quit my job to start a cloning business and it’s been great…

I love being my own boss.

Most people are shocked when they find out…

How incompetent I am as an electrician.

I used to work in a Russian napkin factory…

I was in the serviette union…

I’ve started my new job as a settee salesman today..

Sofa so good

At a job interview, I filled my glass of water until it overflowed a little.

“Nervous?” asked the interviewer.

“No, I always give 110%”

So my wife told me to choose between our relationship and my career as a reporter.

Well, I’ve got some news for her.

I finally was able to open my shoe store for only large-sized shoes.

Let me tell you, it was no small feet.

I start a new job in Seoul next week.

I thought it was a good Korea move.

Someone broke into my office and stole all the coffee cups.

I’ve got to go to the police station later to look at some mugshots…

I started my own all-natural fertilizer company recently.

I guess that makes me an entremanure!

Despite zero experience, I’m opening a BBQ restaurant next to the courthouse.

It’ll be Trial by Fire.

I’ve decided to become a maths teacher, but I’m only going to teach subtraction.

I just want to make a difference.

My business making clothes out of cheese has gone bust…

Turns out that fromage frays.

I’ve had to close down my business making worktops.

It was counter productive.

Did you know that a piranha can devour a small child down to the bone in less than 30 seconds?

Anyways, I lost my job at the aquarium today…

After months of unemployment and bad luck, I’ve just been offered a job in a telescope factory.

Things are really looking up.

I’ve got a job organising opera singers within my local region…

I’m the aria manager.

I’ve opened up a shop selling uncaged birds.

They are flying off the shelves!

I’m against picketing, but I’ve got no way to show it.

I’ve started a business selling prayer mats which are also trampolines…

Prophets are going through the roof.

I’ve been for an interview to train as an underwater escapologist…

They said they’ll get back to me but I’m not holding my breath.

“I’ve just got a job as a conductor on a ghost train”

“Brilliant! How’s it going?”

“Oh, it’s tickety boo, thanks.”

My sign shop is running low on stock.

I can’t see a Way Out.

‘I used to play a musical instrument on cruise ships’.

‘Piano ?’

‘No, Cunard’…

My ventriloquist dummy has left me after 25 years.

It was a complete golt out of the glue.

I’ve been appointed Gary Barlow’s personal chiropractor on a lifetime contract!

I’ve got his back for good!

I got sacked from my job at the Rich Tea factory.

They said I took the biscuit.

I applied for a job looking after the Australian marsupials at the zoo…

However, I didn’t possess the necessary koalafications…

I’ve only got a couple of hours left to finish weaving this blanket.

It’s a looming deadline.

I couldn’t get my phone to work this morning, so I took the bus instead.

Didn’t like being a bus driver.

I was convinced people were talking behind my back.

I just got sacked from my job at the calendar factory.

All I did was take a day off.

I lost my job as a journalist at a classic rock magazine through musical differences.

I was always giving rave reviews.

I quit my job at the helium factory.

I refused to be spoken to in that tone.

I decided that being a shepherd isn’t for me.

Every time I try to count my flock, I fall asleep.

I gave up my job as a taxi driver.

I kept driving my customers away.

I had to give up my job at the dress alteration company.

Apparently, I didn’t turn up enough.

Went for a job as a blacksmith.

Chap asked me if I had ever shoed a horse.

I said, “no, but I’ve told a donkey to go away”.

I made a name for myself whilst working in the Deed Poll office.

I quit my job at the coffee shop.

Couldn’t stand the daily grind.

I gave up ploughing because I was stuck in a rut.

I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.

I lost my job at a fish bait company.

I opened a whole can of worms.

I got a new job as a chiropodist and found the first day really difficult.

I guess I was still finding my feet.

Someone I know has got a job writing a new dictionary.

I’ve asked him to put a word in for me.

I want to give up being a postman to become a comedian, but my delivery is awful.

I used to work as a programmer for autocorrect…

Then they fried me for no raisin.

For the 10th year in a row, my coworkers voted me “the most secretive guy” in the office.

I can’t tell you how much this award means to me.

Being a waiter may not be a very glamorous job…

But at least it puts food on the table.

Went for a job interview on a building site mixing sand, gravel, and cement.

I think I got the job but nothing is concrete yet…

Job interviewer: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Me: I would say my biggest weakness is listening.

I’m a professional counterfeiter.

Look, I even have the documents to prove it.

I just graduated as a Veterinarian.

My first patient was a cat who said “Meow”

I said “I know. But where?”

I met my wife at the glue factory where we both worked.

We bonded immediately.

Just been offered a job in the south of France…

I thought “Why not? I’ve got nothing Toulouse.”

And that’s not all….

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Quote of the Day: Truth

“Truth only reveals itself when one gives up all preconceived ideas.”

Philip Houston

Following on from yesterday’s quote on truth and lies, Houston puts forward the idea that we need to have an open mind to clearly see the facts before us. Opinions can cloud our judgements!

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Quote of the Day: Lies and Truth

“A lie told often enough becomes the truth.”

Vladimir Lenin

Oh, how I wish this quote wasn’t true in itself, but I believe it is. Lenin informs us and warns us about the pernicious force of propaganda and the malevolent and self-serving oratory of our political leaders. Seek the facts and beware of good stories!

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Quote of the Day: Facts

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”

Aldous Huxley

Aldous Leonard Huxley was a 20th Century English writer and philosopher who wrote the novel “Brave New World”. This quote resonates with me for as much as we wish, we cannot change the truth!

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Quote of the Day: Hope!

“Hope is the fuel of progress and fear is the prison in which you put yourself”

Tony Benn

Although this is a political quote from the 20th Century, the message is timeless. It is a call for optimism and a positive outlook. Fear and anxiety can stop us from acting and keep us from moving forward. Seize the day!

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Astronomy Jokes

My wife’s leaving me because she thinks I’m obsessed with astronomy.

What planet is she on?

I asked the children at school what they knew about the astronomer Galileo…

According to one lad..…

‘He was just a poor boy from a poor family’..…

Orions Belt is a big ‘waist of space’…

Sorry, very average pun, only three stars…

I got my grandma a new walking frame specially made by NASA and she’s starting to get the hang of it…

It’s one small step for Nan…

I tried looking at the solar eclipse using a colander but I ended up straining my eyes…

How does the man in the moon cut his hair?

Eclipse it…

Dad, can you tell me what a solar eclipse is like?

No sun.

Neil Armstrong makes it to the moon and takes 5 pictures.

Girls go to the bathroom and take 57!

What’s a specimen?

An Italian astronaut!

My favourite name for a planet is Saturn. It has a nice ring to it…

There’s no future in time travel.

I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid but my parents told me the sky was the limit.

How do you deal with a sad astronaut?

Just give them some space.

Why haven’t aliens visited our solar system?

They looked at the reviews and we only have one star.

My wife suggested I get a telescope since I was so interested in astronomy.

I told her I’d look into it.

Entered my photo of Orion’s Belt into a local art competition.

I didn’t win, but I did get a constellation prize…

251 lbs here on Earth is 94.5 lbs on Mercury.

No, I’m not fat. I’m just not on the right planet.

Went to a space-themed party, and the burgers were better than normal.

They were a little meteor.

Why are they called “hemorrhoids”?

They should be called “asteroids”?

It’s an astronaut’s first day on the ISS and he’s making himself a coffee.

He says to a colleague: “I can’t find the milk”

And the other astronaut grins “In space, no one can, here use cream”

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Is the will of the majority always right?

So we have referendums, polls, political votes, surveys, juries, committees, parliaments, and consumer groups. The majority view must prevail. We have traditions, practices, accepted beliefs, and ways of life. The status quo must prevail. But where does the truth lie and is the will of the majority always right?

Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived in the fifth century before the common era and was considered to be the main source of Western thought. He was most famous for challenging conventional thinking and never trusted conventional wisdom or the thoughts of the majority. Instead, he developed a method for critiquing the prevailing doctrines and searching for where the real truth lay.

Author Alain de Botton summarised the Socratic method of thinking to search for truth in the following steps:

  1. Think of a statement broadly accepted as being common sense
  2. Imagine that the statement is false and search for example that support that argument
  3. When a situation is found, the statement must indeed be false or imprecise
  4. Reformulate the statement by including the exception
  5. Repeat the process and continue to add exceptions to come closer to the truth of the statement
  6. “The product of thought is, superior to the product of intuition”

Socrates said, “Why should we pay so much attention to what the majority thinks?”. It is easy to understand what he meant by this. In these days of social media mob rule is common and jingoism is rife. To question is to invite trolls or lose “likes”.

Socrates’ student Plato summed up the above by saying “A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.” Sometimes we must be brave and swim against the stream, despite the personal cost of losing popularity among our peers.

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Dog Jokes!

Dog Jokes.

My girlfriend’s dog died, so to cheer her up I went out and got her an identical one.

She went mad, “What am I going to do with two dead dogs?”

My Twitter password has been hacked again…

This will be the third time I’ve had to rename the dog…

A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide dog. He picks the dog up and starts swinging it around his head.

Alarmed, a shop assistant calls out: ‘Can I help, sir?’

‘No thanks,’ says the blind bloke. ‘Just looking.’

What breed of dog will unlock your front door?

Yorkie.

My daughter asked me if I had seen the dog bowl.

I said, “No, I didn’t even know he could.”

I’ve taught my dog to bark along to ‘Sweet Caroline’.

He’s a bit of a ruff Diamond…

This morning I saw my neighbor talking to her cat. It was obvious the poor woman thought the cat understood her.

When I got home I told my dog… we laughed a lot.

I taught my dog to play the trumpet on the London Underground…

We went from Barking to Tooting in half an hour.

Buckingham Palace has advertised for a gas engineer who can also walk the dogs…

Must be corgi registered.

I went to the zoo once, there was just one dog in it, it was a shihtzu…

I’ve been teaching my dog to beg.

It’s going well, yesterday he came back with £25!

I’ve named my dog “ten miles” just so I can tell people I walk ten miles twice a day.

The dog is barking at the back door and the wife is yelling at the front door.

Who do you let in first?..

The dog, because he’ll shut up when he comes in.

What do you call a cat with no legs?

Dog food.

I threw a ball for my dog…

It’s a bit extravagant I know, but it was his birthday and he looks great in a dinner jacket.

Two dogs are sitting in a bar.

The first says, “Wanna hear a joke?”

The second dog says, “Sure!”

The first dog says, “Knock knock.”

The second says… “WOOF WOOF WOOF! WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF!!”

I renewed my car insurance over the phone today, and as I was about to hang up the woman on the other end asked if I had a pet.

I said, “Yes, I’ve got a dog.”

She asked, “Would you like to insure him too?”

I said, “No thanks, he can’t drive!”

As a kid, I was made to walk the plank.

We couldn’t afford a dog.

I bought a dog off a blacksmith today and as soon as I got home, it made a bolt for the door.

If you’re being chased by a police dog, try not to go through a tunnel, then on to a little seesaw, then jump through a hoop of fire.

They’re trained for that…

I asked my dog what’s two minus two.

He said nothing.

Sorry, but my karma just ran over your dogma.

What wears a fur coat in winter, and pants in summer?

A dog.

What do you call a floating dog?

A good buoy.

It’s raining cats and dogs out there.

I know, I just stepped in a poodle.

Unless you’re the lead dog, the view never changes.

Why don’t blind people skydive?

It scares the hell out of the dog.

I’m going out covered in meaty chunks, gravy, and biscuits.

My wife just said, “Where are you off to dressed up like a dog’s dinner?”.

I once took a stuffed dog to the Antiques Roadshow.

The chap said, “This is very rare, do you know what it would fetch if it was in good condition?”

I replied, “Dunno, sticks I suppose?”

Played frisbee in the park with my dog yesterday.

Not much good though, I think I’m going to need a flatter dog….

Taking a dog named ‘Shark’ to the beach is a very bad idea…

I know a dog who goes and sits in the corner every time the doorbell rings.

He’s a boxer.

Some days you’re the dog, some days you’re the lamp-post.

A man goes into a library and asks for a book about Pavlov’s dogs and Schrodinger’s cat.

The librarian says, “It rings a bell, but I don’t know whether it’s there or not”

Cat Jokes!

Cat Jokes.

I used to work at a cat shelter but I had to quit.

They reduced meowers.

Nice surprise bumping into my old French teacher yesterday.

She asked what I was up to these days and I said that I like to go swimming with my friend and there’s a cat on the chair…

This morning I saw my neighbor talking to her cat.

It was obvious the poor woman thought the cat understood her.

When I got home I told my dog… we laughed a lot.

What do you call a man with cat scratches all over his head?

Claude.

I turned into a cat earlier ….

Don’t ask me-ow!

My in-laws couldn’t cope when their cat unexpectedly had 9 kittens so my wife told me to put them in a sack and throw them in the canal.

I did it but It broke my heart. I quite liked her dad.

My cat is recovering after a massive stroke.

I locked myself out of the house earlier so I shouted through the letterbox to my cat to let me in.

He said: “Me? How?”

What’s the difference between a cat and a frog?

A cat has nine lives, but the frogs croaks every night.

Does anyone know the number of a vet?

My mate has been checking the room sizes in his new flat and the cat has suffered some head injuries.

My Great Grandad helped build the lion statues in Trafalgar Square…

That really put the cat amongst the pigeons…

I saw a dyslexic Yorkshire man the other day.

He was wearing a cat flap.

My cat always gets excited when I put the movie ‘Flashdance’ on…

What a feline!

What do you call a cat with no legs?

Dog food.

Everyone was entertained when Lionel Ritchie took his performing cat to Sea World.

What a feline, dancing on the sea lion…

My cat was just sick on the carpet,

I don’t think it’s feline well.

A man goes into a library and asks for a book about Pavlov’s dogs and Schrodinger’s cat.

The librarian says, “It rings a bell, but I don’t know whether it’s there or not”

I spotted a lion at the zoo the other day.

He looks like a leopard now.

Lost money playing poker with one of the big cats at the zoo.

Think he was a cheetah.

Went for dinner with the zoo animals the other day.

They didn’t all bring their wallets, I ended up paying the lion’s share.