I found the following in preparing a message related to Labor Day for this past Sunday morning. It’s a slightly dated piece as indicated by some of the numbers; but perhaps you can still relate.
For a couple years I 've been blaming it on lack of sleep and too much pressure from my job, but now I found out the real reason: I'm tired because I'm overworked. You see…
The population of this country is 237 million. 104 million are retired. That leaves 133 million to do the work. There are 85 million in school, which leaves 48 million to do the work. Of this there are 29 million employed by the federal government, leaving 19 million to do the work.
2.8 million are in the Armed Forces, which leaves 16.2 million to do the work. Take from the total the 14,800,000 people who work for State and City Governments and that leaves 1.4 million to do the work.
At any given time there are 188,000 people in hospitals, leaving 1,212,000 to do the work. Now, there are also 1,211,998 people in prisons.
That leaves just two people to do the work: you and me. And you're sitting at your computer reading jokes. Please get back to work!
Seriously, most Americans are enjoying a day of rest today in celebration of our accomplishments through individual and combined efforts called labor. As we take this well-deserved holiday, we do so thankful for God’s blessings, for as Psalm 127:1 affirms, “Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain.”
Source: This and other work related jokes can be found at: http://www.ajokeaday.com/Clasificacion.asp?ID=93
For a couple years I 've been blaming it on lack of sleep and too much pressure from my job, but now I found out the real reason: I'm tired because I'm overworked. You see…
The population of this country is 237 million. 104 million are retired. That leaves 133 million to do the work. There are 85 million in school, which leaves 48 million to do the work. Of this there are 29 million employed by the federal government, leaving 19 million to do the work.
2.8 million are in the Armed Forces, which leaves 16.2 million to do the work. Take from the total the 14,800,000 people who work for State and City Governments and that leaves 1.4 million to do the work.
At any given time there are 188,000 people in hospitals, leaving 1,212,000 to do the work. Now, there are also 1,211,998 people in prisons.
That leaves just two people to do the work: you and me. And you're sitting at your computer reading jokes. Please get back to work!
Seriously, most Americans are enjoying a day of rest today in celebration of our accomplishments through individual and combined efforts called labor. As we take this well-deserved holiday, we do so thankful for God’s blessings, for as Psalm 127:1 affirms, “Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain.”
Source: This and other work related jokes can be found at: http://www.ajokeaday.com/Clasificacion.asp?ID=93