Sick Leave

"Sick Leave"

Negotiations between union members and their
employer were at an impasse. The union denied
that their workers were flagrantly abusing their
contract's sick-leave provisions.

One morning at the bargaining table, the company's
chief negotiator held aloft the morning edition of the
newspaper.

"This man," he announced, "Called in sick yesterday!"

There on the sports page was a photo of the
'supposedly' ill employee, who had just won a
local golf tournament with an excellent score.

The silence in the room was broken by a union
negotiator.

"Wow," he said. "Think of the score he could have
had if he hadn't been sick!"

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"Journey"

A priest was preparing a dying man for his 'long
day's journey into night'. Whispering firmly, the
priest says,

"Denounce the devil! Let him know how little you
think of his evil."

The dying man says nothing.

The priest repeats his order again.

Still, the dying man says nothing.

The priest asks,

"Why do you refuse to denounce the devil and
his evil?"

The dying man replies,

"Until I know exactly where I'm headed, I don't
think it's such a good idea to aggravate anybody
just yet."
Received on Tue Jun 14 08:48:27 2005