FRIDAY FUNNY: No Train, No Gain

HeidiTFM — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:05:16 +0000

In facilities management, training and education are essential parts of the job. The same holds true to an even greater extent in military training (which can actually be humorous, as illustrated by these quotes from military training manuals)!

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Watch Your Step…

HeidiTFM — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:34:45 +0000

Staircases are just staircases, right? Well, not always. Sometimes, a clever designer taps the talents of a diligent engineer, and the results can be pretty impressive.

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Friday Funny: Winter Weary

HeidiTFM — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:13:07 +0000

Many people are starting to get a bit punchy from all of this snow. And while some folks are fortunate enough to be able to work from home, the news reporters just aren’t so lucky. Check out these videos, if you don’t think it’s tough out there.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Seeing Wine In A New Light

HeidiTFM — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:28:21 +0000

Lighting influences how wine tastes and how much consumers are willing to pay for it, theNLB reports, citing conclusions drawn from a series of three German experiments in which more than 500 people tasted white Riesling wines.

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Friday Funny: What’s The Verdict On Office Romance?

HeidiTFM — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:32:24 +0000

Economy up, economy down, one thing remains the same: love is in the air at the office. Nearly four-in-ten (37%) workers said they have dated a co-worker at some time during their careers, according to a recent CareerBuilder survey. So happy Valentine’s Day!

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Friday Funny: For The Office That Has Everything

HeidiTFM — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:50:41 +0000

Got $100,000? Got loads of office paper that’s ready for recycling? Well, one Japanese firm will soon be releasing the perfect solution: White Goat.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Rooftops Are No Place For Blowup Dolls

HeidiTFM — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:04:37 +0000

In Houston, TX, the public will no longer be subjected to inflatable marketing devices. This comes after a recent incident on a shopping center rooftop, when an out-of-control blowup gorilla deflated and caused a fire.

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Friday Funny: Were The 1950s Really This Silly?

HeidiTFM — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:30:47 +0000

Enjoy this humorous retro look at dangers in the common workplace, courtesy of the Safetycare channel on YouTube.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: A Penny For Your Thoughts

HeidiTFM — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:08:26 +0000

The engineering mind is a fascinating thing. When an engineer comes on the scene, the most common objects—a stack of pennies, for instance—can be transformed into just about any architectural masterpiece.

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Friday Funny: Random Thoughts

HeidiTFM — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:10:04 +0000

While these little tidbits have absolutely nothing to do with facility management, they seemed worthy of Friday Funny posting.

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Friday Funny: The Good, The Bad, And The Lazy

HeidiTFM — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:19:03 +0000

Here’s a collection of interesting holiday decorating ideas from around the world.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: It Wouldn’t Happen To A Facility Manager

HeidiTFM — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:54:32 +0000

This little gem has been floating around the Internet this week, but I thought it would be appropriate to share with anyone in the construction/facilities/building profession who may have missed it.

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Friday Funny: Fox And Family Guy Push The Green Envelope

HeidiTFM — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:46:22 +0000

What happens when you incorporate the (sometimes) tedious concept of recycling into one of the most popular, yet controversial programs on television? Check out these clips from the folks who bring you “Family Guy.”

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FRIDAY FUNNY: The Facility Manager’s Toolbox

HeidiTFM — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:42:18 +0000

Many members of the facility management profession have a natural knack for engineering. For those folks, this humorous list of toolbox items may sound frustratingly familiar…

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Body-O-Matic, for the Unsafe Workplace

HeidiTFM — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:12:01 +0000

WorkSafe Victoria has come up with a gruesome campaign to get the point of workplace safety across: The Body-O-Matic vending machine designed to sell spare body parts.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Nothing Says “I Love You…”

HeidiTFM — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:45:27 +0000

In addition to a mountain of awaiting e-mail, employees returning from vacation often have to deal with pranks executed by (envious?) co-workers who feel a little inconvenience is the perfect way to show someone just how much they care.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Everyone Likes a Good Carving

HeidiTFM — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:49:37 +0000

As a morale and teamwork building exercise, Halloween at the office efforts can be a great management tool.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: October 23 is Punch Your Co-Worker Day!!

HeidiTFM — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:31:34 +0000

Study the rules, break out your list of folks who you want to punch the living day lights out of, and get to it…..and have a great day!

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(Creepy) FRIDAY FUNNY: Somewhere In The 20th Century

HeidiTFM — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:42:03 +0000

Back in 1985, Terry Gilliam directed an offbeat film entitled, “Brazil.” Very dark, the film presents both a futurist and retro (”steampunk”) interpretation of the absurdity of administrative bureaucracy—one that still holds true today in many ways.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: I’m Currently Out Of The Office…

HeidiTFM — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:06:10 +0000

Today’s Friday Funny is short and sweet. It’s all about fun with out of office messages.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Pushed To Their Limits (Over Foodstuffs)

HeidiTFM — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:41:00 +0000

Check out the following “love notes” exchanged between co-workers who have been pushed to extremes as a result of phantom kitchen etiquette violations.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: German Recycling Gets Creative

HeidiTFM — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:56:10 +0000

The follow images were sent to me by two different people. They illustrate the creative adaptation of objects once they’ve reached the end of their original useful life.

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Friday Funny: More Stupid Signage Stories

HeidiTFM — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:59:12 +0000

In Wales, the message conveyed in a road sign has caused a bit of a scandal in this classic case of taking something far too literally.

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Friday Funny: Top Jokes from Around the World

HeidiTFM — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:49:33 +0000

I’m just not feeling very funny today. But more than anything, I could use a laugh right about now. So here are some of the top jokes from different parts of the world.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Engineering Ingenuity

HeidiTFM — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:20:49 +0000

It’s the end of Summer ‘09, and people are starting to get back to reality. Kids are going back to school, manufacturing is gearing up for a tenuous economic recovery, and engineers are doing what they do best–”MacGyver”-ing whatever they can to keep things chugging along.

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