At work at times I feel the need of a pick-me-up moment, where I am desperate for a laugh or a moment of levity to break the building stress, the oppressive miasma of pressure, to provide a change for greater renewed focus or to simply release the tension caused by a less than cordial encounter at work.

I have developed several mechanisms to counter this and the best one so far is humour.  Not the high-brow or coarse humour best left elsewhere but the corny, innocent humour usually shared by children and puny people.  The kind of humour that causes me to smile, groan or laugh outright.

Such as;

Question: If you are French in the kitchen and Swedish in the living room, what are you in the bathroom?

Answer: European

or

Question: Why is it cool to blow your top?

Answer: Because it is all the rage.

or

Question: Which two words have the most letters?

Answer: Post Office

Something so simple, so silly, gives me the break and boost of positive energy that I need at that moment.  Life powered by positive humour.