Yet another concept that is cropping up in society more and more lately. Here is an excellent demotivator (courtesy of www-dot-despair-dot-com) that sheds some light (and casts some aspersions) on this issue. And, while I am probably guilty of this occasionally, I certainly try to not make it a habit.
“Denial is like a cloud that obscures the sky. It blocks the truth. It reduces clarity.” — Gloria Excelsior
Source: https://despair.com/collections/demotivators/products/denial
Ah, the start of another week . . . To get you in the mood for working (or perhaps to distract you), here are some cut one-liners early on this Monday morning for you to enjoy.
I got hit on the head by a falling book once, but I’ve only got my “shelf” to blame.
I was reading a book last night on anti-gravity; it was really hard to put down.
Did you know that Kevin McCallister is at Home Alone reading?
I’d tell you about how I lost the book War and Peace, but it’s a long story.
When I told my parents that I was going to go and “Occupy Wall Street,” they said “Why not ‘Occupy Library’ instead?”
Source: jokes4us.com
In a world clamoring for tolerance, here is another demotivator (courtesy of http://www.despair.com) that reinforces the point that more work is needed in this area.
“It’s an universal law– intolerance is the first sign of an inadequate education. An ill-educated person behaves with arrogant impatience, whereas truly profound education breeds humility.” — Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
Source: https://despair.com/collections/demotivators/products/tolerance
Well, we made it to the weekend. Here is some humor to keep the weekend rolling!
Q: What do you call a teacher who never farts in public?
A: A private tutor.
Q: What did the librarian say to the astronaut?
A: Can you find “space” for a book?
Q: What did the librarian say to John Cusack?
A: Shhhhhh! Don’t Say Anything.
Q: What did the surfer say to the librarian?
A: Is my book over dude?
Have you read the book Raising Dogs?
No, you really should. It’s a pup-up book.
Source: jokes4us.com
Let’s start with the basic definition of instinct (per www-dot-dictionary-dot-com):
. . . an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species; or, a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency.
This demotivator (courtesy of www.despair.com), while poking fun at the behavior, certainly got the innate tendency perfectly right. Here are a couple of quotations I found on “instinct.”
“It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built up upon a renunciation of instinct….” — Sigmund Freud
“In order to survive in a world of instinct,
its’ alternative is to hunt or being hunted.
Reject this, then be prepared to be hunted.” — Toba Beta
Source: https://despair.com/collections/demotivators/products/instinct
We have reached the middle of the week. Happy Hump Day! Here are some jokes to help us get to the weekend.
Q: What do you call a book that is about the brain?
A: A mind reader.
Q. What has a spine, but no bones?
A: A book.
Q: Why is a math book always unhappy?
A: Because it always has a lot of problems.
Q: What did the frog say when he landed on a book?
A: Reddit! Reddit! Reddit!
Source: jokes4us.com
Here are some oxymoronic phrases throwing shade at the Irish.
Source: oxymoronica by Dr. Mardy Grothe
When you consider the current state of our educational system, I’m not sure that this particular demotivator (courtesy of www.despair.com) is as humorous as it may have originally been intended. I have run across some quotations that further bear this out:
“The United States is unusual among the industrial democracies in the rigidity of the system of ideological control – ‘indoctrination,’ we might say – exercised through the mass media.” — Noam Chomsky
“Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination.” — Thomas Sowell
“The indoctrination is so deep that educated people think they’re being objective.” — Noam Chomsky
Source: https://despair.com/collections/demotivators/products/indoctrination
Well, tomorrow is Monday, so as you enjoy your Sunday, here is some levity to help you ease out of the weekend.
Imagine a couple of gentlemen sitting on a bench having a discussion. The one asks the other, “Do you play an dangerous sports?” The other replies, “I sometimes disagree with my wife.”
Good news versus bad news.
A publisher calls an author:
“Hello, I have some good news and some bad news.”
The author replies “Start with the good . . .
The publisher says “Jackson loved your book and literally devoured it!”
And the bad news? asks the author.
“Jackson, that’s my dog’s name.”
If the pen is mightier than the sword, then why do actions speak louder than words?
Q: What kind of writing pays the most?
A: Ransom notes.
Source: jokes4us.com
Finding yourself in a situation where there is a leadership void can be extremely frustrating. And while this demotivator (courtesy of despair.com) provides a possible solution, this is sometimes not the practical (or acceptable) solution depending on your “chain of command” or other reporting structures that exist.
Source: https://despair.com/collections/demotivators/products/independence
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