"The dangers of life are infinite, and safety is among them."
- Goethe
One afternoon I was walking on a trail with my baby daughter, chatting to her about the scenery.
When a man and his dog approached, I leaned down to the carriage and said, "See the doggy?"
Suddenly I felt foolish talking to my baby as if she understood me.
However, just as the man passed, he reached down, patted his dog, and said, "See the baby?"
"Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account."
- Oscar Wilde
After moving into our new office space, I was given the job of completing an Occupational Health and Safety report about the building. I discovered that the building had been built with no fire exit!
If a fire starts at the entrance, the only way out would be to smash through the manager's office window. So I put these comments down and submitted my report to the manager before it got sent to head office.
In all seriousness, he added the following comment to the head office about smashing the window:
"Please confirm that this is an acceptable option by returning your approval."
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