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FRIDAY FUNNY: Good Signs Gone Wrong

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:46:10 +0000

Lesson to facility managers: don't be surprised by the silly responses you might get to the signs you post around your buildings and sites. You are not alone.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: The Workplace Treasure Hunt!

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:53:52 +0000

Using common sense repairs, behavioral changes, and technological improvements, companies can increase the energy efficiency of nearly any kind of facility – a manufacturing plant, a retail store, even an office building.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Workout at Work

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:46:04 +0000

The more stressful the situation (or position), the more a boss may take it out on employees, so instead of bullying, go take a walk!

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Vive La France?

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:33:29 +0000

Nothing says family fun like starvation, frozen tundras, and extreme egomania, right?

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Essential Cell Phone Etiquette

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:00:41 +0000

Do we really need to hear the opening chords of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" while our co-worker is away from his or her desk and that annoying unattended cell phone keeps ringing?

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Stink Bug Solutions

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:42:32 +0000

These hearty creatures have experienced a recent population explosion, and there are no signs of it tapering off, according to experts. Fortunately, there are new ways to solve the problem.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Laughing Over Quantum Physics

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:34:21 +0000

This Friday Funny is an oldie but a goodie based on the "when a tree falls in the woods" conundrum, but with an IT twist.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Holiday Office Party Season

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:23:37 +0000

It is possible to enjoy the office holiday party without having regrets the next day. And in this tough employment climate, who really wants to start 2012 searching for a new job?

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Hot Tub Data Centers!

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:18:00 +0000

Data centers are not the typical backdrop for humor, but a few years back, an ad campaign took a poke at the temperature issues inherent in server rooms packed wall to wall with essential computer technology.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Just A Drop In The Bucket

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:32:57 +0000

Xylem has created a fun and challenging new online game called Go H2O GO to help both water management professionals and consumers alike learn how to conserve this precious resource more effectively and efficiently.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Turning Lemons Into Lemonade

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:25:10 +0000

This post was submitted by TFM FM Frequency Charles Carpenter, a facility management professional who is often asked to test his powers of creative thinking.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: CANSTRUCTION Returns To NYC!

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:20:05 +0000

Every year, architects and engineers compete to see which team can build the most spectacular structure using little more than cans of food. After the competition is over, the cans are donated to a charitable food bank.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Optimizing Your IT Department

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:31:00 +0000

This is apparently how IT professionals see tech support calls from their side of the fence.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Zombie Safety Tips For Working Teens

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:39:28 +0000

The free Halloween themed online game takes players through a variety of workplaces and risks to illustrate how to work safely and avoid becoming a zombie.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Take A Seat–Literally!

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:31:07 +0000

While you may not believe this following story, it's true. A very unusual online store is selling a one of a kind office chair: a pilot's ejector seat.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Speaking The Same Language

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:17:42 +0000

How can facility managers find just the right thing to say without ticking anyone off? This little cheat sheet should come in handy.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Faster Than A Speeding Sofa!

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:13:22 +0000

For those of us with furniture that just sits around doing nothing, it's time to get cracking on a new record!

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Signs Of The Times

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:10:02 +0000

Here's another batch of humorous signs that have an unusual way of conveying a message.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Maintenance Worker Swan Song

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:21:28 +0000

With unemployment at near record levels, perhaps more young people will give the skilled trades another look.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: “La Guerre des Post-It”

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:49:37 +0000

Gigantic retro cartoon and video game characters are terrorizing the urban landscape, and employees are spending thousands of hours planning their next visual assault.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Can You Dig It?

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:14:48 +0000

what's happening to all of that expensive construction equipment sitting idle around the stagnant region? One creative company is putting it to good use.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Confusion In Computer Labs

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:01:48 +0000

Here are some tongue in cheek tips on how to confuse people at the heart of the IT customer base--computer lab users. (Disclaimer: this is just a joke--FacilityBlog is not recommending that anyone actually do these things.)

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Rosie The Robot Meets Her Match!

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:06:59 +0000

Charged with keeping the Jetson household neat and tidy, the fictional Rosie has essentially met her modern day match: Dr. R.E. ("robotic environmentalist") Cycler—an educator AND a machine with a true purpose: to explain the ins and outs of recycling.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: When HP Tapped MP

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:18:35 +0000

In the 1970s and 1980s, HP gained a foothold in the very young personal computer and peripheral business. To spread the message, it tapped the comedic genius of Monty Python's John Cleese, whose product endorsements are humorous indicators of how far technology has come in that time.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Google TiSP WiFi Service Goes With The Flow

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:14:20 +0000

Google is actively developing a higher-performance version of TiSP specifically tailored to small and medium-sized businesses, including 24-hour, on-site technical support in the event of backup problems, brownouts, and data wipes.

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