{"product_id":"9781606524794","title":"Laughter, the Best Medicine @ Work: Reader's Digest Funniest Pet Jokes, Quotes, and Cartoons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaughter the Best Medicine @ Work\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of eight decades’ worth of \u003ci\u003eReader’s Digest \u003c\/i\u003emagazine jokes invovling jobs, the workplace, co-workers, bosses, excuses, sick days, etc. There are over 1,000 jokes and anecdotes to lighten up your day!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLighten up and laugh your way through the 9-to-5 grind with this mix of hilarious wisecracks, uproarious one-liners, full-color cartoons, and quotations from famous (and not-so-famous) wits. The hundreds of jokes and quips in \u003ci\u003eLaughter the Best Medicine @ Work\u003c\/i\u003e have been collected from more than eight decades’ worth of \u003ci\u003eReader’s Digest \u003c\/i\u003emagazines and are guaranteed to brighten up your workday. You’ll find everything from outrageous resumes to creative excuses for calling in sick. So whether you suffer from an e-mail gone wrong, an irritating coworker, or a dreadful boss, you’ll see that laughter is the best medicine for all your work woes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA survey sent out to our contractors posed the question, “What motivates you to come to work every day?” One guy answered, “Probation officer.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—E. Hewitt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the less difficult blanks to fill in on our job-agency application is \"Position Wanted.\" One job seeker wrote \"Sitting.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Flo Traywick, Lynchburg, Virginia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do you call twin policemen? Copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Tyler Meason\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy sister Angela was impressed by a job applicant's confidence. \"How will you gain your coworkers' respect?\" she asked. The reply: \"Mainly through my misdemeanor.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Gretchen Duff, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy laptop was driving me crazy. “The A, E, and I keys always stick,” I complained to a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe quickly diagnosed the problem. “Your computer is suffering from irritable vowel syndrome.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Angie Bulakites\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e My coworker at the hotel was miserable at his job and was desperately searching for a new one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Why don't you work for your mother?\" I suggested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe shook his head. \"I can't,\" he said. \"Her company has a very strict policy against hiring relatives.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Who made up that ridiculous rule?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My mother.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Doug Barilla, Milwaukee, Wisconsin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reader's Digest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037259153648,"sku":"9781606524794","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781606524794_p0.jpg?v=1763830074","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781606524794","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}