{"product_id":"9781606524817","title":"Laughter the Best Medicine @ Work: America's Funniest Jokes, Quotes, and Cartoons","description":"Lighten 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A survey sent out to our contractors posed the question, “What motivates you to come to work every day?” One guy answered, “Probation officer.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e —E. Hewitt\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One of the less difficult blanks to fill in on our job-agency application is \"Position Wanted.\" One job seeker wrote \"Sitting.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e —Flo Traywick, Lynchburg, Virginia\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What do you call twin policemen? Copies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e —Tyler Meason\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e My 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e —Gretchen Duff, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e My laptop was driving me crazy. “The A, E, and I keys always stick,” I complained to a friend.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e She quickly diagnosed the problem. “Your computer is suffering from irritable vowel syndrome.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e —Angie Bulakites\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  My coworker at the hotel was miserable at his job and was desperately searching for a new one.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Why don't you work for your mother?\" I suggested.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Reader's Digest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134852677872,"sku":"9781606524817","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781606524817_p0.jpg?v=1763835795","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781606524817","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}