Humor Information

Maybelle Misfire Joins Mega Corp





To: Maybelle Misfire
From: I. M.. Power, VP
Welcome aboard! Delighted you have accepted a position as planning analyst with Mega Corp. See you in September, as they say.

To: Maybelle Misfire
From: Nefarious Airlines
We are sorry to learn that Fluffy feels humiliated if her cat carrier is marked "Excess Baggage."

Please remember that, in proportion to her size, Fluffy has more room in her carrier than our first class passengers enjoy in their recliner seats. Anyway, your cats are well known in the airline world. We had to override the Hazardous Cargo Alert to allow Fluffy on board in any capacity.

To: Maybelle Misfire
From: Mega Corp Human Resources
We're delighted to learn that you will be joining us for your extended leave. To move your household goods, we contracted with Organization Movers, The owner, Frankie Felon, got his start dealing questionable substances at networking parties in his MBA program. Frankie's lawyer, Big Tony, assures us Frankie has reformed.

To Organization Moving
From: Maybelle Misfire
I've always wanted to develop an ad campaign on the topic, Life without Furniture (not to mention clothing, dishes or sheets), and I am deeply grateful to your company for giving me an opportunity to experience this condition while my possessions remain lost somewhere near Delaware.

Since both my origin and destination are both west of the Mississippi, I'm glad my furniture will get to see something of the East Coast, even if I don't. However, my data collection is now approaching redundancy and I am ready to sleep in my own bed again.

To: Maybelle Misfire
From: Organization Moving
We can authorize temporary accommodations until your furniture arrives, but we cannot force any hotel on the planet to accept Fluffy, Tabby and Furball as guests.

Nor can we authorize restaurant meals for felines. We are sure Fluffy will recover from the trauma of eating off a paper plate on the floor. Alas, we don't have a Feline Therapy Unit, but Big Tony has offered to devote some quality one-on-one time to Fluffy's morale problem.

To: Customer Service, Organization Moving Corp.
From: Central Dispatch, Organization Moving Corp.

Who hired Driver Tom in the first place? When the Highway Patrol asks about funny-looking plants, our drivers are supposed to declare them as household geraniums, slightly wilted from travel trauma.

They are not supposed to say, "Gee, I dunno, but it sure looks like something from the sixties, don't it?"

After the entire van had been unloaded and inspected at the Oklahoma border, and all the dust analyzed, Tom just started driving east and didn't stop till he saw the ocean. It's up to the PR suits to tell Maybelle Misfire what happened to her stuff.

To: Maybelle Misfire
From: Customer Service, Organization Moving
We are genuinely sorry about the delay associated with delivery of your household goods. Believe me, our founders know all about life on the run.

We believe you will understand when we tell you that Driver Tom, one of our most experienced and dedicated professionals, halted his truck when he spied a cat caught in a tree on a freezing cold day. (OK, it was August, but he was in the mountains.)

Fortunately, ladders are standard equipment for Organization Movers. Driver Tom climbed the tree, rescued the cat and held its paw during surgery at the local veterinary hospital. After getting medical treatment for his own scratches, Tom climbed right back in his truck--but not before making sure that the cat would have a loving home with the veterinarian's assistant. We're sure you would have done the same.

To: Maybelle Misfire
From: I. M. Power, VP
Welcome to your new job. For your first project, we want you to analyze the customer service of our newest client -- our own Organization Movers.

Seems like they have a PR problem. Should be easy to fix.

On the other hand, you may have trouble getting primary data. Customers who complain tend to have forwarding addresses like, "Lost Gulch, New Mexico."

If you like feline humor, you may enjoy my ebook, Maybelle Lives! and my advice to cats who move. For serious advice about moving with cats, consult my trade book, Making the Big Move.

About The Author

Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D., is an author, speaker and career/business consultant, helping midlife professionals take their First step to a Second Career. http://www.cathygoodwin.com.

"Ten secrets of mastering a major life change" mailto:subscribe@cathygoodwin.com

Contact: cathy@cathygoodwin.com 505-534-4294


MORE RESOURCES:

New York Times

Seeking Humor on the Campaign Trail
New York Times
LAS VEGAS “I LOVE humor,” Mitt Romney told CNN in December. If so, he has a funny way of showing it. “Funny” as in, not really that funny. Still, give the former Massachusetts governor his due: he might just be the funniest presidential candidate from ...
Rick Santorum makes Montrose stopKKCO-TV

all 6,825 news articles »


New York Magazine

Saturday Night Live Recap: When Humor Fails, Use Channing Tatum's Abs
New York Magazine
There was a time when Secret Word, in which Wiig plays a flamboyant failure of a Broadway actress guesting on a 1960s game show, could find unexpected humor in celebrities' inability to understand how such games work. But now, not only have we seen ...
NFL on NBC Video: Watch SNL Host Channing Tatum Star in Hilarious Promo SpoofBleacher Report

all 79 news articles »


'Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie' lacks humor of show
The Daily Athenaeum
I love their show, I loved the "Chrimbus" special, and I love their humor. However, I have to admit, I did not love this movie. That isn't to say it wasn't enjoyable; I'd say about half of the movie is full of the sort of solid Tim-and-Eric humor fans ...

and more »


ABC News

Usually dour Belichick shows sense of humor as he prepares for Super Bowl
Washington Post
I'm not sure you need to have a whole lot of humor when you're that focused on what you do, but it's kind of nice to see it every now and then.” For six straight days during Super Bowl week, Belichick regaled reporters with humor and historical ...
Armchair Observations: A Humor ColumnHofstra University Hofstra Chronicle
Bill Belichick can tie Chuck Noll's victory recordSan Francisco Chronicle

all 15,604 news articles »


Theater review: 'God of Carnage' delivers dark humor, raw emotion
The Tennessean
Jeff Boyet, left, Shelean Newman, Shannon Hoppe and David Alford perform in God of Carnage. Daniel Brown / Silver Nitrate Photography / Daniel Brown / Silver Nitrate Photography When: Through Feb. 18. Performances are at 6:30 pm, Tuesdays-Thursdays; ...

and more »


Researchers investigate how humor activates kids' brains
The Stanford Daily
By The Daily News Staff Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that parts of the brain network that react to humor in an adult are already present in children ages six to 12. These neural circuits, while present in ...



'BALLAD OF JUAN JOSÉ' HITS RIGHT NOTES WITH ENERGY AND HUMOR
U-T San Diego
When: 7:30 pm Tuesdays-Wednesdays; 8 pm Thursdays-Fridays; 2 and 8 pm Saturdays; 2 and 7 pm Sundays. Through Feb. 26. Where: Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. Attention US citizenship-seekers (and playgoers): There will be ...

and more »


New York Times

Sophomoric Humor? Bring It On!
New York Times
THE campus apartment shared by the Skidmore College students Lex Curry, 21, and Ruth Morrison, 21, has been the scene of chaos for the past few months, and not in typical party-recuperate-party fashion. The living room has morphed into an ad hoc ...

and more »


Now playing: Humor, not fear found in awful 'Woman in Black'
TriValley Central
By ERIC MUNGENAST “Woman in Black” is the funniest film I've seen in months. Unfortunately for those involved in creating this trope-riddled vortex of suck, it's meant to be scary. Featuring Daniel Radcliffe in his first post-'Potter' film, ...

and more »


RestaurantNewsRelease.com

Ad finds the humor in heart disease
KPLC-TV
The short film is a humorous exaggeration of a typical working mother, focused not on her own needs, but on everybody else's. A working mother herself, Elizabeth Banks directed the film and stars as the mom who ignores signs of a heart attack in favor ...
Just a Little Heart Attack (video)Care2.com
Comedic film spreads message of heart disease awareness for womenKY3

all 572 news articles »

Google News

Home | Site Map | Dhammapada Website | Virtual-DALnet | VitHost | K-Ayurveda | VitHost Health Store
© 2005